Local police discovered the dead body of Josh Greenberg, co-founder of tech company Grooveshark, on Sunday in his Florida home.
According to BBC, the 28-year-old entrepreneur, who created the music streaming service Grooveshark in 2006, was reported dead by Gainesville police with "no evidence of foul play or suicide."
Josh Greenberg, co-founder of #Grooveshark was found dead in his Gainesville home Sunday evening. No evidence of foul play or suicide.
— Gainesville Police (@GainesvillePD) July 20, 2015
Gainesville Sun reported that Greenberg was found dead on his bed by his girlfriend, Abby Mayer, inside the house they shared. Mayer told the police that her boyfriend did not show signs of illness and haven't got any medical prescriptions.
"He was excited about potential new things that he was going to start," Greenberg's mother, Lori told Gainesville Sun newspaper. Mrs. Greenberg added that she did not believe her son was having health issues.
Greenberg's death came after the site was closed down this April for violating copyright laws in collecting music for its library. Record labels had been filing legal actions for years, prompting the U.S. Court to charge the website $736 million for damages.
"We started out nearly ten years ago with the goal of helping fans share and discover music. Despite [the] best of intentions, we made very serious mistakes. We failed to secure licenses from rights holders for the vast amount of music on the service," the company released a statement following their court battle. "That was wrong. We apologise. Without reservation."
Since the website activated in 2007, Forbes reported that Grooveshark had 20 million active users.
Moreover, company founders could not be able to create another service of its kind, after signing a settlement to never infringe copyrights again. Failing to fulfill their agreement will charge them another $75 million for damages.
Greenberg's friends and former colleagues posted their reactions on social media.
"Thank you @joshgreenberg for giving me the chance to get my career started with grooveshark. The world lost a great entrepreneur," tweeted Tyler Nettleton, an engineer.
Grooveshark employed 145 workers during its peak.
