FBI Begins Crackdown of Internet WAREZ

[guyver01]

If anyone is running an fserver on IRC.. i'd down that box right away!

Apologies if this is a repost.


http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2001/December/01_crm_643.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2001
WWW.USDOJ.GOV.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today that in three separate federal law enforcement actions federal agents executed approximately 100 search warrants worldwide against virtually every level of criminal organizations engaged in illegal software piracy over the Internet. The three Operations, codenamed "Buccaneer," "Bandwidth" and "Digital Piratez," struck at all aspects of the illegal software, game and movie trade, often referred to as "warez scene."

 

[UNCjigga]

I heard that the DivX distro outfit who gave us Harry Potter, LOTR, Monsters Inc. and SpyGame has been completely shut down! :Q

EDIT: Over 100 warrants here in the US, and 200 other warrants in 4 other countries are being executed right now!!!

"Execute, execute, execute!"

"Red Team, Go!"

"But dude, its only a Dell!"

 

[kami]

<< I heard that the DivX distro outfit who gave us Harry Potter, LOTR, Monsters Inc. and SpyGame has been completely shut down! :Q

>>


good riddance. hope they get locked up for a few years

 

[khtm]

repost.

 

Repost

Day late and a dollar short. How did you miss the 100 post deep flame war?

 

[guyver01]

<< repost. >>



probably... but when i search on FBI.. i only find a link to a newspaper article... not the actual DOJ press release.

 

[guyver01]

<< Repost

Day late and a dollar short. How did you miss the 100 post deep flame war? >>



wow! dunno how i missed that..

wait.. yes i do

i was at a christmas party yesterday, from 3:30pm till about 11:30pm... after 10 coronas, smirnovs and killians... its a wonder i remember today!

 

[Garet Jax]

<< If anyone is running an fserver on IRC.. i'd down that box right away! >>



If they are, hopefully it is too late!