Brits nabbed on filesharing charges

Free music downloads are everywhere, but up until now, the British general public has not been threatened with the same lawsuits and charges that have been flying around in the US. All that might be about to change, after six Britons were arrested on charges of filesharing.

The six got their free music downloads from the now defunct filesharing website OiNK. The music that was downloaded was done so and shared before its official release date.

It’s not clear what the exact offenses were or why the six were released without charge. It’s also not yet known which songs or albums were the subject of these arrests.

All we know if that five men and one woman were arrested at the end of May.

This could be a sign of times to come in the UK, but the details are so sketchy that it’s difficult to draw any conclusions yet.

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Posted on 31 May 2008 by Iownmymusic in Filesharing

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