Re: Feds disable movie piracy websites in raids

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Jul 1, 2010, at 1:41 AM, Michael Painter wrote:

> As randy said not too long ago, First they came for...

The felons?

Strangely, I am not moved to defend them.

According to the article, they didn't even take the physical computers running the sites, meaning not even other users 
on that virtual server were harmed.

Exactly what are you worried about here?

-- 
TTFN,
patrick


> BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- U.S. officials on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on movie piracy that involved 
> disabling nine websites that were offering downloads of pirated movies in some cases hours after they appeared in 
> theaters.
>
> Officials also seized assets from 15 bank, investment and advertising accounts, and executed residential search 
> warrants in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Washington.
>
> Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials worked with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and 
> other government agencies. The investigation involved about 100 agents in 11 states and the Netherlands.
>
> Officials wouldn't say how many people were suspected of intellectual property theft, but said the penalties could 
> include prison time.
>
> The raids were the first actions in a new "Operation In Our Sites" initiative to combat Internet counterfeiting and 
> piracy.
>
> The government only seized domain names for the sites in question, however, meaning the computers that run the sites 
> could still be used under a different name.
>
> http://www.technologyreview.com/wire/25690/?nlid=3195&a=f