Early today OiNk, an invite-only BitTorrent tracker responsible for leaking 60 major albums already this year, was shut down. Now the site is responding again, but with only one message: "This site has been closed as a result of a criminal investigation by IFPI, BPI, Cleveland Police and the Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police (FIOD ECD) into suspected illegal music distribution. A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site's users." The only other content on a site that used to provide access to gigs of data are the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI) logos.
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