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Eight charged with copyright infringement in the U.S.

news article released on: 29 July, 2005

Following last months raids on members Internet "warez" groups, the US authorities have charged eight people in connection with the illegal trading of copyrighted films, music, games and software over the net. The operation spanned over 15 countries worldwide including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal, ...

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p200002

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I think FBI is plain wrong because the real source of those pirated copies is from industry insiders.

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nonoitall

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Yup. That Star Wars workprint didn't come from any camcorder or telecine machine.

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"According to the Justice Department, as soon as games, software, movies etc are released, a group makes digital pirate copies which spread to servers around the world in very little time. This is where most of the material on P2P networks originates."

Yes...true...did you guys know that almost all piracy around the world originates from basically 8 guys? Yes..indeed...you stop one of these crews and you're piracy problem is solved...case closed. These same 8 guys are also the only ones in the world who have the ability and technical know-how to rip cd's and dvd's. Yes this is very incredible...I am worried now because if they caught all 8 of them then that means that there will be no more stuff available for download on the internet. Stock up while you can...cause it's all over.

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Special Agent-in-Charge Robert Clifford. "Those committing the cyber crimes can be identified and located anywhere in the world," he said.

Have they tried that online auction site with the pretty colors in the logo? lmao

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These same 8 guys are also the only ones in the world who have the ability and technical know-how to rip cd's and dvd's. Yes this is very incredible...I am worried now because if they caught all 8 of them then that means that there will be no more stuff available for download on the internet. Stock up while you can...cause it's all over.

rubbish. theres loadsa software availabe in which people can put new released stuff on p2p & torrents. this is a notorious group. yes. but there are hundreds of individuals who can do this with simple software.

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I wonder how much money was spent for this investigation. Catching the desperado 8, is equivelant to stopping a flood with one sandbag.

nonoitall

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rubbish. theres loadsa software availabe in which people can put new released stuff on p2p & torrents. this is a notorious group. yes. but there are hundreds of individuals who can do this with simple software.

Stop me if I'm wrong - but I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic. Maybe you are being sarcastic about his sarcasm too? Ouch, I just hurt my head.

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"The charges strike at the top of the copyright piracy supply chain", said Acting Assistant Attorney General John C Richter. "Cases like these are part of the Justice Department's coordinated strategy to protect copyright owners from the online thieves who steal and then sell the products they work so hard to produce."

line of crap if ya ask me!!...

they needa get these fu**in old people who dont know squat about what's goin on... out of these powerful "gov" positions.. sickens me.. think i'm bout to puke

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They will problably get sentenced to 800 years of prison or death :D well they new the risks involved being in the "warez scene" but im also sure they will regret it for the rest of their lifes..Going the jail for what? Warez?
In the end what does this change? Nothing, new groups and people will come and replace the old ones. Maybe the "scene" will be more closed since people have been too careless.
Btw: English isnt my native language so sorry if there are any typeos

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there will always be p2p networks, there will always be someone distrubuting illegal actions, this kinda thing will never stop, yeah, the gov. might crack down more, but the people will just make more, it's plain to see

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Good luck in their efforts and I know as well as others that this kind of issue will always be an issue. This gives others that much more ambition to get their job done. There not trying to climb a hill that's 8 feet but a mountain thats a tens of thousands of feet high. Again I wish them luck! LOL

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Must make all those US citizens feel so much safer now that the FBI is cracking down so hard on these downloaders.
I guess they have to have some success somewhere considering that they have very little when it comes to REAL crime such as terrorism.
More taxpayers $$$$$s using government resources for what is plainly a civil matter.

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All I can say is I hope they can catch and waste more time on this since the movie Industry people can't put food on the table because of this. Those poor guys I mean they can't afford Gas for there Hummers now! And to think that this could have been more Agents looking for Bin Laden? Awe crap he only killed thousands of Americans why waste time on him when they can catch people playing on the Computer and try and stop people from smoking in there cars in Jersey!

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It has never ceased to amaze me that the people running the recording industry have failed to use technology to thier advantage instead of spending millions trying to fight it, which will continue to be a losing battle.

-George-

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amatures.......... you think they are the only people in the world who can rip cd's and dvd's?.........give me a break.2 years ago i did'nt know anything about computers and now i can crack,hack,destroy and do just about anything i want to with yahoo....even look at web cams when i'm denied.but all that got old quick.if i want something....I BUY IT.you ask why buy it when you can get it for free? well i have to say i don't want them knocking on my door with a warrent because it will happen someday if you keep it up.if you doubt it just ask the people that have been charged so far.i almost forgot.....I CAN RIP TOO.

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Must make all those US citizens feel so much safer now that the FBI is cracking down so hard on these downloaders.
I guess they have to have some success somewhere considering that they have very little when it comes to REAL crime such as terrorism.
More taxpayers $$$$$s using government resources for what is plainly a civil matter.

Ahaha. Now i feel I can leave my home or walk on the streets at night now that these notorious downloaders are in prison. Phew! And I thought terrorists were a threat...!

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Yes, yes, peace at last! I was having horrible nightmares about evil geniuses in capes downloading every song on the internet and taking over the planet! Now that they've caught a couple of them I can sleep soundly at night and dream about something relaxing, like getting chased by murderers in hockey masks or something.

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good one nonoitall. @:)

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The waste of time and energy is mind boggling. The US government has their priorities so screwed up it is truly frightening.

Stopping these 8 is nothing, and you know they spent millions in payroll and 'expenses!' to arrest these poor schmucks. There is nothing that can be published that cannot be duplicated. The dumb butts don't get it. As long as there are people out there that cannot afford to buy, they will figure out how to rip it. More power to them I say.

Now if they would just put the same coordinated effort into stopping al-qaida. It's ok to colaborate multiple countries to stop 8 movie rippoffs, but they can't agree to work together to save thousands of lives. IDIOTS!!!

nonoitall

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They don't care about anyone's lives accept their own. When it comes to other people's lives vs. money it's no contest - money always comes out on top. Terrorists don't infringe on copyright laws, so they are a low priority and not important enough to worry about. ;)

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The FBI can find one idiot sitting in a theater with a web cam but cannot find Osama Bin Laden & his gang of murderers or their stores of explosives, I really feel safe now, especially since that poor asshole probably don't have a dime to his name OR any explosives anyway!

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AHOY MATEYS! This all started around 1998 - 1999,and they have made a boatload
of threats and made tons of bogus claims that the days of P2P are
numbered.It has all wieghed in as false.Everyday 35000 more p2p'ers
propagate.Its' a lota 'em

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nice one why the@#$# are they persuing all this it just blows my mind that they can catch people downloading whatever but they can't even catch someone who is threating our EXISTANCE !?!?!?! ROTFL

whoozhe

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More rubbish from the corporate heads who have made bad decisions on content over the past 10 years and need someone to blame.
I don't go to the movies because 95% of films are crap.
I don't buy music for the same reason.
Now I am 59 years old but believe that both the music and movie industry belongs to the young.
About time these cobwebbed corporate bean counters retired to some old B&W island and leave the industies to those who are creative and inovative.
It is also about time the FBI and other agencies concentrated on the real problems in this world and not go for the easy choices.
The law is about one thing these days. 100% for the corporate world, 0% for the people.

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