AUDIOMAXXX CLOSED DOWN
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stepping razor
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RCMP Raid Shuts Down Massive Alleged Music Counterfeiting Operation in Winnipeg, Following Investigation by Canadian Recording Industry Association.
Toronto,Mar 6 2008.
Police file criminal charges against four people and seize more than 200,000 music cds and dvds.
Following a year-long investigation by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), the RCMP has shut down Audiomaxxx.com.Ltd. a major alleged music counterfeiting operation in Winnipeg, and filed criminal charges against four individuals.
Raj Singh Ramgotra, the principal behind Audiomaxxx, was amoung those arrested during a raid yesterday at the organization, which for three years has allegedly manufactured pirated compact discs and hard core pornographic videos, and distributed them throuhout Canada, the U.S.,Europe and Jamaica.More recently,Audiomaxxx`s offerings have also included allegedly pirated digital downloads.
In addition to the arrests, police seized an enormous volume of suspected counterfeit goods.This includes more than 200,000 music CDs and DVDs, numerous movie DVDs adn hundreds of thousands of blank discs. Police also seized five CD/DVD burning towers, each with 12 burners, which together are capable of burning well in excess of 10,000 CDs and DVDs a day. The raid also netted several computers and hard drives, two commercial CD printers, four colour copiers and other office equipment.
In the past 10 years, the raid closest in scale to the action against Audiomaxxx involved the seizure of about 10,000 counterfeit music CDs and DVDs- one-twentieth the volume netted yesterday.
More than 10 police officers were involved in yesterday`s raid.
"We sincerely thank the RCMP officers who have worked so hard to bring Audiomaxxx to heel, and to the federal prosecutors who have worked closely with them", said Graham Henderson, President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association. "Today`s arrests send out a clear message that commercial piracy will no longer be tolerated in Canada."
Audiomaxxx is suspected of being one of Canada`s leading music counterfeiters.In Toronto alone, approximately 30 percent of the pirated CDs seized allegedly originate from the operation. CRIA estimates that,at minimum, Audiomaxxx has been shipping tens of thousands of allegedly pirated CDs each month.
CRIA has received dozens of complaints concerning the operation from artists, music associations and music labels around the world, including numerous small, independent labels.In the past, when faced with demands by rights holders to cease its activities, Audiomaxxx has consistently ignored the demands or failed to fully comply.
The operation appears to be highly developed, with a significant catalogue of allegedly pirated CDs and music downloads offered for sale via the website Audiomaxxx, including copies of tracks by famous artists like Shania Twain,Lionel Richie,Jay-Z,Mary J Blige and Nelly Furtado.
"The RCMP has again demonstrated that it stands side by side with artists and rights holders in the fight against intellectual property crime," said Randy Lennox, President and CEO of Universal Music Canada Ltd. and Chairman of CRIA. "CRIA has a longstanding partnership with the RCMP and other police forces in fighting piracy, and today we have taken a big step together to stop one of the most flagrant examples of its kind in Canada."
Audiomaxxx`s alleged piracy affects not just famous artists, but also new and independent artists - largely in the reggae, soca and hip-hop community - who are struggling to build careers. For example, Vancouver`s Utopia Records, one of the many independent labels to voice cocerns, has seen new artists albums appear on the Audiomaxxx website on the day an album is released in stores or even before the legitimate launch date.
"The harm done by music piracy is especially troubling when it undermines a promising artist`s burgeoning career," Henderson said, "we will continue to work with police and lawmakers to give these artists, and the organizations behind them, the opportunity to succeed,"
CRIA began investigating Audiomaxxx as part of an ongoing program to deter music counterfeiting and piracy.The operation came to CRIA`s attentiom because of the large volume of suspected counterfeit products openly offered for sale on the Internet and the owner`s failure to stop selling these products after the issuance of cease-and-desist orders.
Since CRIA began dedicated anti-counterfeiting operations more than a year ago, the association and police have seized more than 400,000 CDs and issued 80 cease-and-desist orders against retailers of illicitly copied music.
The Impact of Piracy and Counterfeiting on Canadian Artists and Rights Holders
Piracy and counterfeiting exact a steep toll on artists and rights holders in Canada. This is reflected in significant music sales declines since the advent of widespread unauthorized file-swapping in 1999 and the proliferation of CD and music DVD counterfeiting in recent years. In that time, retail sales of pre-recorded audio products (CDs,digital tracks,etc.) declined by 47 percent, from $1.3 billion in 1999 to $703.7 million in 2006.
For the 11 months ended November 2007, net wholesale shipments of CDs, music DVDs, and other"physical" recorded music formats dropped 16 percent to 37.9 million units from 45.1 million units in the year-earlier period, while the related net wholesale value dropped 20 percent to $382.4 million from $476.3 million.
A 2007 national POLLARA survey found that purchases of counterfeit goods such as music CDs displace legitimate commerce. About half of those who bought conterfeit music, movies or software would have purchased the genuine version had they not purchased a copy (for music,the figure was 43 percent; movies, 45 percent; and software, 44 percent).
About the Canadian Recording Industry Association
The CRIA promotes the intrests of Canadian record companies.
http://www.cria.ca/news/08-03-06_n.php
Audiofacts to the max has now shut down.
Peace to all musicans,producers, labels and artists singers and toasters.keep up the good works.
Peace
Toronto,Mar 6 2008.
Police file criminal charges against four people and seize more than 200,000 music cds and dvds.
Following a year-long investigation by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), the RCMP has shut down Audiomaxxx.com.Ltd. a major alleged music counterfeiting operation in Winnipeg, and filed criminal charges against four individuals.
Raj Singh Ramgotra, the principal behind Audiomaxxx, was amoung those arrested during a raid yesterday at the organization, which for three years has allegedly manufactured pirated compact discs and hard core pornographic videos, and distributed them throuhout Canada, the U.S.,Europe and Jamaica.More recently,Audiomaxxx`s offerings have also included allegedly pirated digital downloads.
In addition to the arrests, police seized an enormous volume of suspected counterfeit goods.This includes more than 200,000 music CDs and DVDs, numerous movie DVDs adn hundreds of thousands of blank discs. Police also seized five CD/DVD burning towers, each with 12 burners, which together are capable of burning well in excess of 10,000 CDs and DVDs a day. The raid also netted several computers and hard drives, two commercial CD printers, four colour copiers and other office equipment.
In the past 10 years, the raid closest in scale to the action against Audiomaxxx involved the seizure of about 10,000 counterfeit music CDs and DVDs- one-twentieth the volume netted yesterday.
More than 10 police officers were involved in yesterday`s raid.
"We sincerely thank the RCMP officers who have worked so hard to bring Audiomaxxx to heel, and to the federal prosecutors who have worked closely with them", said Graham Henderson, President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association. "Today`s arrests send out a clear message that commercial piracy will no longer be tolerated in Canada."
Audiomaxxx is suspected of being one of Canada`s leading music counterfeiters.In Toronto alone, approximately 30 percent of the pirated CDs seized allegedly originate from the operation. CRIA estimates that,at minimum, Audiomaxxx has been shipping tens of thousands of allegedly pirated CDs each month.
CRIA has received dozens of complaints concerning the operation from artists, music associations and music labels around the world, including numerous small, independent labels.In the past, when faced with demands by rights holders to cease its activities, Audiomaxxx has consistently ignored the demands or failed to fully comply.
The operation appears to be highly developed, with a significant catalogue of allegedly pirated CDs and music downloads offered for sale via the website Audiomaxxx, including copies of tracks by famous artists like Shania Twain,Lionel Richie,Jay-Z,Mary J Blige and Nelly Furtado.
"The RCMP has again demonstrated that it stands side by side with artists and rights holders in the fight against intellectual property crime," said Randy Lennox, President and CEO of Universal Music Canada Ltd. and Chairman of CRIA. "CRIA has a longstanding partnership with the RCMP and other police forces in fighting piracy, and today we have taken a big step together to stop one of the most flagrant examples of its kind in Canada."
Audiomaxxx`s alleged piracy affects not just famous artists, but also new and independent artists - largely in the reggae, soca and hip-hop community - who are struggling to build careers. For example, Vancouver`s Utopia Records, one of the many independent labels to voice cocerns, has seen new artists albums appear on the Audiomaxxx website on the day an album is released in stores or even before the legitimate launch date.
"The harm done by music piracy is especially troubling when it undermines a promising artist`s burgeoning career," Henderson said, "we will continue to work with police and lawmakers to give these artists, and the organizations behind them, the opportunity to succeed,"
CRIA began investigating Audiomaxxx as part of an ongoing program to deter music counterfeiting and piracy.The operation came to CRIA`s attentiom because of the large volume of suspected counterfeit products openly offered for sale on the Internet and the owner`s failure to stop selling these products after the issuance of cease-and-desist orders.
Since CRIA began dedicated anti-counterfeiting operations more than a year ago, the association and police have seized more than 400,000 CDs and issued 80 cease-and-desist orders against retailers of illicitly copied music.
The Impact of Piracy and Counterfeiting on Canadian Artists and Rights Holders
Piracy and counterfeiting exact a steep toll on artists and rights holders in Canada. This is reflected in significant music sales declines since the advent of widespread unauthorized file-swapping in 1999 and the proliferation of CD and music DVD counterfeiting in recent years. In that time, retail sales of pre-recorded audio products (CDs,digital tracks,etc.) declined by 47 percent, from $1.3 billion in 1999 to $703.7 million in 2006.
For the 11 months ended November 2007, net wholesale shipments of CDs, music DVDs, and other"physical" recorded music formats dropped 16 percent to 37.9 million units from 45.1 million units in the year-earlier period, while the related net wholesale value dropped 20 percent to $382.4 million from $476.3 million.
A 2007 national POLLARA survey found that purchases of counterfeit goods such as music CDs displace legitimate commerce. About half of those who bought conterfeit music, movies or software would have purchased the genuine version had they not purchased a copy (for music,the figure was 43 percent; movies, 45 percent; and software, 44 percent).
About the Canadian Recording Industry Association
The CRIA promotes the intrests of Canadian record companies.
http://www.cria.ca/news/08-03-06_n.php
Audiofacts to the max has now shut down.
Peace to all musicans,producers, labels and artists singers and toasters.keep up the good works.
Peace
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bwoyrough
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Re: AUDIOMAXXX CLOSED DOWN
At last!! it's been a long time comming. I know people been trying to close him down for several years now.
Quote: "Police also seized five CD/DVD burning towers, each with 12 burners, which together are capable of burning well in excess of 100,000 CDs and DVDs a day"
Where they got 100,000 a day from is anyones guess, there is no way on earth they could be making 100,000 per day with only 5x12 cd towers, maybe 10,000 in 24hrs thats if they didn't overheat!, the press always exagerate these numbers tho particularly when they made a haul of something like drugs of bootleg media.
It's nice to see them shut down, new reggae artists had no chance while those guys where operating.
Quote: "Police also seized five CD/DVD burning towers, each with 12 burners, which together are capable of burning well in excess of 100,000 CDs and DVDs a day"
Where they got 100,000 a day from is anyones guess, there is no way on earth they could be making 100,000 per day with only 5x12 cd towers, maybe 10,000 in 24hrs thats if they didn't overheat!, the press always exagerate these numbers tho particularly when they made a haul of something like drugs of bootleg media.
It's nice to see them shut down, new reggae artists had no chance while those guys where operating.
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stepping razor
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Re: AUDIOMAXXX CLOSED DOWN
My typing error.It was meant to be 10,000 not 100,000. and changed it in the original.
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bullit
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Yeah glad to see these pirates shut down, the press always say such rediculous things, 100,000 a day? youd think theyd have a hard time buying in that number of blank cds
oh 10k seems a little more possible.
oh 10k seems a little more possible.
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Guest
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a good ting smaddy stop him. but too damn late still because he was selling too much cds already but one good ting bout blanks -> they last for around 2 years if dey get no scratches before dat already. and a cd for 3 $ yu neva eva treat same as a recordshop bought original cd for even 10 $.
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bwoyrough
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Where did u hear that blank dvds/cds only last 2years?
i have heard that dvds/cds don;t last forever and do deteriorate after so many years but i thought it was more like 10yrs at least...?
i have heard that dvds/cds don;t last forever and do deteriorate after so many years but i thought it was more like 10yrs at least...?
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the cds i burned a few years ago no play no more, and there is no scratch, from i know dat boy mentality i know he buy same cheap blanks to make more cash. and if some still play they got scratches and jump, just yesterday i was checking around 30 cds from dem time audimaxx jus start (has nuttn to do with him, just same time) so out of 30 i kept around 5-6 which probably never get played. the rest me throw away cause it was no chance to read dem without getting that "error" message
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too funny his name is Singh, Singh is a tribe in india which avtually have the highest ovastanding. thy are like rasta. actually no badda nuttn, me livin in a house full of Singh's and they are all related from back then already beside they mostly stay with in fambly (kind of incess). but cant blame dem for dat, boy maxxx must be som kind of outlaw in da fambly lol