One of the prime sites for illegal music downloads, MP3Skull have closed down for good after facing music giants in a legal battle After facing a combination of the music industry’s biggest powerhouses in court MP3Skull, unsurprisingly, lost a legal battle to continue supplying free music illegally. Last year the 3 major record labels; Warner, Sony and Universal, joined forces with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to sue and shut down MP3Skull. The resulting decision by the court requires MP3Skull to pay an intimidating $22 million to the RIAA and record labels.