Libel Suit
Group founder Jeff Huang was sued by a R.O.C. legislators for libel. The rap song "Retribution" released in 2005 implied possible death for corrupt legislators who may have passed laws to possibly make it easier to pirate music in Taiwan. The Taipei District Court found him innocent on May 11, 2007, citing no "intention of malice".
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