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OiNK, was a prominent BitTorrent tracker located at http://www.oink.cd, previously http://oink.me.uk. On October 23, 2007 it was shut down by IFPI, BPI, and other organizations..
The site was an invitation-only service, with a membership of around 180,000 members at the time of closure. It was mainly oriented around sharing full music albums, also tracking other files such as e-books.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, OiNK was the largest source of leaked albums in the world, claiming that it was responsible for leaking more than 60 major album releases in 2007 alone.
External links
- Huge pirate music site shut down from BBC News Online.
- Illegal music sharing website closed down from Telegraph.
- Music piracy Web site closed after UK, Dutch raids from Reuters
- British, Dutch police close file-sharing Web site, arrest 1 from the International Herald Tribune
References
- "Illegal music sharing website closed down". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- "British and Dutch police raids shut down the world's largest pre-release pirate music site". IFPI. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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