Recently I wrote an article regarding the deletion of a band rising on the MP3.com metal charts named T666. What I originally conceived to be a deletion based on the content of T666's songs was incorrect, and it has been confirmed that the band was actually using a cheating scam to help their way up to the top of the charts.

It appears that T666 and hundreds of other bands on MP3.com have been manipulating the system to increase their publicity and royalties, automatically loading songs through high-traffic sites. Some types of sites get millions of visitors a day, for example warez sites, and it is not hard to automatically load songs from MP3.com when links on the site are clicked. This increases the clickthroughs and in turn royalties for that particular artist, which sadly is not an uncommon thing for some bands to do.

Because there are policies against cheating, MP3.com had every right to delete T666 and deny them of any royalties that had been earned. I was provided with inaccurate information and would like to apologise to MP3.com for this, and to any artists that are participating in this cheating, it is only a matter of time before you are caught too. Is a ruined reputation really worth the risk?