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11-Nation Raid on Net Pirates
Cobb writes "The US Justice Department announce a global crack-down on large scale internet pirates distributing first run movies. According to the article: "FBI agents and investigators in the other nations conducted 90 searches starting Wednesday, arresting four people and shutting down at least eight major online distribution servers for pirated works, a Justice official said. Authorities also seized hundreds of computers in raids in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom.""
I look at this story, and the first thing that comes to mind is: VCR's. I seem to remember that there was a similar uproar about VCR's being able to record way back when. Isn't this the same thing? Of course, we all remember when the government recalled all the VCR's and watched everyone like a hawk to make sure you didn't have a pirated episode of Doogie Howser or Night Court in your home. Face it, Hollywood...you may have the money to buy some Federal aid, but ANYTHING put out on the Net or on the Air becomes public domain, one way or another......Besides, how else is little Hadji going to go to college????
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If the feds keep taking all of the shady sites down, where in the world will we get the next Paris Hilton sex tape?
On a more serious note though, I know they keep going after the distributors but why not start going after the downloaders in big swoops as well? The media would surely hype that up and I think a lot of the casual downloaders would think twice if they knew their IP were being logged. Just my $0.02.
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Personally, I work hard for the money I make, with which I like to use to buy movies and CDs once in a while. The fact that some shmuck(s) out there is stealing the stuff for free and doesn't see a problem with that, infuriates me to no end. I have no problem with the US government romping around the known world slaughtering the locations, equipment, and people involved in these mass piracy groups. They should all be castrated and sent to the salt-mines to be used as free labor and forgotten.
Those "pigfuckers" are the reason you aren't goosestepping and eating sauerkraut. A simple "Thank you" will suffice.
I too have felt the cold finger of injustice.