Jerusalem: Israeli police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of hacking into the computers and stealing the work of international recording artists including Madonna, police said.
A law enforcement source said that the investigation was linked to a complaint filed by a local representative of the US star, although no names were mentioned in an official police statement.
"The investigation by the national cyber unit began after a complaint from the Israeli representative of an international female artist," police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in the statement to AFP.
She said the 38-year-old suspect was believed to have stolen work from a number of artists.
Songs from the album emerged on pirate sites on Tuesday, several days after Bjork announced it would be released in March and provided a list of songs.
Internet leaks of albums have become increasingly common in an era in which reproducing music files requires little technical skill and pirate websites enjoy an eager listenership.
A law enforcement source said that the investigation was linked to a complaint filed by a local representative of the US star, although no names were mentioned in an official police statement.
"The investigation by the national cyber unit began after a complaint from the Israeli representative of an international female artist," police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in the statement to AFP.
She said the 38-year-old suspect was believed to have stolen work from a number of artists.
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Songs from the album emerged on pirate sites on Tuesday, several days after Bjork announced it would be released in March and provided a list of songs.
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Internet leaks of albums have become increasingly common in an era in which reproducing music files requires little technical skill and pirate websites enjoy an eager listenership.
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