Feds Announce Crackdown on Torrent users

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Randall <rvh40 () insightbb com>
Date: June 3, 2005 4:05:10 PM EDT
To: Dave <dave () farber net>
Subject: Feds Announce Crackdown on Torrent users


[From the Free Speech Coalition news release]

FEDS ANNOUNCE CRACKDOWN ON P2P  NETWORK
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Justice has announced search
warrants and seizures against individuals allegedly committing copyright
infringement on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks using a file-sharing
technology known as BitTorrent. Ten search warrants were issued against
members of a network called Elite Torrents. Federal agents also took
control of the main server that coordinated all file-sharing activity on
the Elite Torrents network.
        The DOJ claims that the network attracted more than 133,000
members and, in the last four months, facilitated the illegal
distribution of more than 17,800 titles -- including movies and software
-- which were downloaded 2.1 million times.
        The DOJ press release on the action mentioned the Motion  
Picture
Association of American as providing valuable assistance to the
investigation.

> From a DOJ Press release, 5/25/05
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/May/05_crm_291.htm



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