As reported  by the BBC the popular torrent-sharing network OiNK has been shut down in a joint operation by the British and Dutch police. The home of a 24-year-old IT worker from Middlesbrough, England  plus his father's home were raided, as was his place of employment. Meanwhile OiNK's Amsterdam based  servers were also seized by the Dutch authorities. The BBC report speculated that OiNK was responsible for leaking 60 major pre-release albums this year to date and many stateside fans, that flooded message boards today, speculated that it was because of the more mainstream artists available on the network that led to the popular and high-fidelity network being busted.

According to  the BBC report the IT worker, allegedly the mastermind of the operation, "is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law."  As explained in a report on the bust by PitchForkMedia OiNK was an invitation-only service in which "membership was maintained by
the consistent sharing of new music torrents. The more tunes you uploaded, the better your standing. Monetary donations were also encouraged."



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