Mulve developer arrested, free MP3 download program dealt another blow

When Sebastian first covered Mulve, the free MP3 download application, he concluded his post with the words "It'll get shut down – it's just a matter of whether it'll be thanks to Interpol or due to too much traffic".

Well, I think we now have the answer. What eventually got Mulve to shut down was its operator being arrested by the UK police. This is Mulve's second major setback -- the first being the RIAA's takedown of a part of the service which was maintained on a Hostgator service.

However, as per usual with this sort of thing, the arrest didn't really do anything to stem the tide. Yes, Mulve itself was shut down, but the source code is out and applications replicating the same functionality will no doubt begin popping up.

There's always another cute little baby fox after your hens' eggs, Mr. Simmons...

[via TorrentFreak]

Tags: audio, mulve, music, musical-web