Serious Organised Crime Agency shuts down music website

Serious Organised Crime Agency shuts down music website

Music files posted online for download allegedly stolen from music companies

By | Computerworld UK | Published 14:57,

The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has taken down music website RnBXclusive for allegedly defrauding the music industry.

SOCA arrested one person behind the website for fraud and posted a severe warning message on the website.

"The majority of music files that were available via this site were stolen from the artists.

"If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years' imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law," the message stated.

The agency said that it was not a simple copyright-infringement case. It is alleged that the music files posted on the site was stolen from music companies' websites before they were commercially released.

Now read Glyn Moody's analysis: Serious Organised Crime Agency Takes Down Music Site

Comments

  • Johnsmith Please everyone head over to Techdirt and get some perspective on this stuff - that SOCA notice is so full of wrong and only makes the police available for hire by the highest bidding corp
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