If you’re anyone you have probably heard about OiNK one time or another. While the news claimed that OiNK was the first place pre-release albums show up, they were wrong, they usually show up on private ftps, dumpsites, or sites in .eu/.us. However, people grab them from there and curry them over to OiNK.

Anyway, the owner got arrested two days ago in his home in England. This will prove to be a major blow to the P2P piracy scene. I’m sure another site will be back up, if not already, to fill the void left by OiNK.

According to the OiNK site, all users of the site are currently being investigated. While most people, including me, believe this is just a scare tactic, it would suck if it was not. In Canada, we pay a tax on all recordable media which allows us to download/upload mp3s and not have it be illegal. That is why the RIAA hates Canada. Other countries are not so lucky. Apparently 50% of the OiNK members are in the United States, where the RIAA operates.

I have compiled a list of great resources for the latest information related to the OiNK raids!

Video of Raid on OiNK Admin
http://torrentfreak.com/oinkcd-servers-raided-admin-arrested/
http://torrentfreak.com/oink-investigation-seeks-identities-and-activities-of-users-071023/
http://torrentfreak.com/oink-admin-released-from-custody-071023/
http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2007/10October/MusicNews-26-OiNK.htm
http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=8941