The legal filesharing site now carries the message, "We are pleased to present free and legal music downloads starting June 18 2008. Artist and album availability will continue to grow weekly."

A Qtrax spokesman says that the company wanted people to find out slowly about the re-launch.

This comes in stark contrast to the company's previous launch, when it spent a reportedly large sum on a lavish launch event at Midem 2008, claiming to be "fully embraced by the music ...