Of course, being the internet, an alternative for MP3Skull has already appeared online. Last year however popular streaming site Grooveshark was forced to close after facing court, and Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom is facing potential charges for his work on file sharing websites. Whilst music piracy has seen increasing drops thanks to music streaming and the work of government and the industry to eliminate it, piracy is still a prominent source of consumption for all media. MP3Shark follows a crackdown on piracy over the past few years. With no defense and the incredible scope of the prosecution the case was closed pretty easily. Reportedly no-one from MP3Skull ever appeared in court and therefore never responded to any claims made. The judge’s also decided that MP3Skull would have to turn over their domain name as well as the payout and shutting down of their site. Whilst the website hosted a vastly larger amount of tracks than 148, the selected tracks were chosen as proof enough of MP3Skull’s piracy. The sum was reached after 148 illegally downloaded songs were used as evidence against MP3Skull, equating to roughly $150,000 recompense for each track.
The resulting decision by the court requires MP3Skull to pay an intimidating $22 million to the RIAA and record labels. Last year the 3 major record labels Warner, Sony and Universal, joined forces with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to sue and shut down MP3Skull.
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One of the prime sites for illegal music downloads, MP3Skull have closed down for good after facing music giants in a legal battleĪfter facing a combination of the music industry’s biggest powerhouses in court MP3Skull, unsurprisingly, lost a legal battle to continue supplying free music illegally.
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