Six people have been charged by Cleveland police, in connection with a police enquiry into illegal music file-sharing website, OiNK.
A 25-year-old IT worker from Middlesbrough has been charged with conspiracy to defraud. He has been bailed to appear in court later this month.
Five other people have been charged with copyright infringement penalties.
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that one man has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and five others have been charged with copyright infringement.
"They will appear at Teeside Magistrates' Court on 24th September."
The IT worker was originally arrested and released on police bail in October 2007 after police raided his home.
The charges follow an Interpol-led investigation into illegal music downloads, involving music industry bodies the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the British Phonographic Industry.
Other arrests were part of Cleveland Police's operation Ark Royal into music industry piracy.
The operation was launched last year after the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry revealed that the member’s only download site had already leaked sixty pre-release albums in 2007.
OiNK, which had servers based in Holland, was closed last October following a joint operation between Interpol, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the British Phonographic Industry.
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