Oink shutdown by feds

How many jovitalkers will go to jail?

You have completely confused me????

Here's an article about it, but I'm not sure how accurate it is

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POLICE in the region have said they have closed down one of the world's biggest illegal music file sharing websites.

The site is understood to have been operating from a flat in Middlesbrough.

Up to 180,000 people were members of the private website.

They paid to upload and download music, some of it not yet released by record companies.

The home of a 24-year-old IT worker was raided in Grange Road, Middlesbrough, was raided in a low-key operation this morning.

At the same time his father's home and his employer, a large multi-national company, were also raided.

The website's server, which was based in Amsterdam, was also closed down by Dutch police.

The 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law.

Detective Sergeant Tony Keogh, who led this morning's operation, said the three-month investigation had involved Interpol, the Dutch authorities and the British Phonographic Industry.

He said: "This is an infringement of copyright law that in financial terms causes immeasurable lost to record companies.

"We have been working closely with Interpol and our Dutch colleagues in Amsterdam where the website server is based to ensure that it too was secured at the time of arrest."

10:48am today

I've never really downloaded music musch from torrent sites. I like quality, and few have anything but MP3. I prefer to just shop around and buy the CD cheaply, and there aren't that many artists that I like so I don't buy many CD's really. Most torrent sites are just open, free use, seems strange to think that 180,000 people would pay to join it.

Another victory!!

My profession feels proud.

it wasnt the feds it was british and dutch police

Ah - got it.

Nope no jail for me I bootleg and download from torrent sites but live shows only - nothing official. I never heard of that site - hence my confusion.

And no - I would never pay to join a site like that. I share my live shows freely and couldn't imagine charging for them since I don't own the rights. (Not to mention that I don't want to go to jail LOL)

The part about people paying to join is the part I think is inaccurate. I know you had to be invited by someone who is already a member to become a member yourself, but once you were invited I don't know that you had to pay.

Feds is a generic term for law enforcement.