Police Probing Web Leak of Leona Lewis/Timberlake Track

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 9:38am.

London - International record label trade group IFPI, and "American Idol" and "X Factor" producer Simon Cowell's record label SyCo have enlisted the police to help catch a hacker who leaked an unreleased track from artists Leona Lewis and Justin Timberlake, according to published reports. "IFPI is working with SyCo and law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe to trace the individuals who stole the Leona Lewis/Justin Timberlake track," Jeremy Banks, head of IFPI's Internet anti-piracy unit, told Reuters.

"Such pre-release leaks, however they are sourced, are highly damaging to our members who invest considerable budgets in marketing and promoting music ahead of release."

"Don't Let Me Down" is purported to be the first single from 2006 "X Factor" winner Lewis' forthcoming album.

*Photo by Matthew Field

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/qjddo (The Sun)

http://snipurl.com/qjdjb (Reuters)

http://snipurl.com/qjdtl (TorrentFreak)

http://www.ifpi.org

Published in DMW Daily, August 19, 2009

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Submitted by JAY (not verified) on August 20, 2009 - 5:58am.

there's something very fishy about all this - seems like a stunt simon cowell would do to attract attention to one of his two divas just befor they release their albums. lets face it leona hasn't much personilty or a life to attract any sort of media attention.........