File-Sharing Site ShareBeast.com Shut Down by Authorities

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Last Friday, following numerous complaints from RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), the US Department of Justice together with the FBI, seized the ShareBeast.com domain.

The site was famous around the US and Europe, being the go-to place when it came to illegally download music files.

In recent months, ShareBeast came to be the place where besides music, users could also download TV shows and even watch online streams.

Last year, the site saw itself in the limelight for the first time after FIFA complained to authorities after ShareBeast started offering streams for 2014 World Cup games.

Additionally, the site was also famous in the music underground, being the place where album leaks were published before their official releases.

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