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OiNK torrent tracker shut down in police raid
The record industry is celebrating a victory in its fight against piracy today, after a two-year investigation by the International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) – which is the equivalent of the RIAA and MPAA – led to the raid and shut down of OiNK.cd, reportedly the world’s biggest source for illegal pre-release pirated music.
The invitation-only music torrent site, with around 180,000 registered members, had gained a reputation as a major source of new music, leaking 60 major albums before their release in 2007. But despite its exclusive members-only status, within a few hours of a popular album being posted on OiNK, inevitably it would find its way onto other websites.
The operation resulted in the arrest of the site’s 24-year-old administrator under suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law, and the seizure of the website's servers in Amsterdam.
The invitation-only music torrent site, with around 180,000 registered members, had gained a reputation as a major source of new music, leaking 60 major albums before their release in 2007. But despite its exclusive members-only status, within a few hours of a popular album being posted on OiNK, inevitably it would find its way onto other websites.
The operation resulted in the arrest of the site’s 24-year-old administrator under suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law, and the seizure of the website's servers in Amsterdam.
User Comments (2)
Post a comment| bushwhacker on October 24, 2007 10:34 AM | OiNK admin bails out.
http://www.theregister.com/2007/10/24/oink_bail/
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| PanicX on October 24, 2007 5:10 PM | This really sucks.
I suppose its to be expected, but Oink was really a great site to find music that isn't available anywhere else. If you wanted a rare recording that isn't available in your area or through legitimate websites, you could almost always find it on Oink.
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