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Feds Announce Crackdown on Torrent users
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 16:25:56 -0400
Begin forwarded message: 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 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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