11-09-2005, 09:02 AM
Quote:The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins paid £350 for a copy of his own band's new album on eBay a month before its release to stop it being leaked.
The CD was sent to a small number of record company figures and journalists around the world but found its way onto the auction site in Australia, he said.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which represents UK record labels, said the scale of counterfeit and unauthorised selling on eBay had got "out of hand".
"Time and again, we have seen eBay being abused by individuals seeking to make a quick profit on the back of our members' copyrights," a BPI spokesman said.
full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment...418356.stm
