One of the founders of Last.fm, Richard Jones, categorically denies allegations the Web site TechnCrunch made against his company. The site claimed that Last.fm shared confidential information of those who illegally downloaded the new U2 album, No Line On The Horizon, with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The controversy began last week when the U2 album leaked on pirate sites. The Australian division of Universal Music accidentally put the album online for two hours.
It was then published that Last.fm shared personal information with the RIAA to identify those who downloaded the unedited music.
According to Jones, these allegations are completely false and there is no such case of confidentialities being shared.