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'Operation Site Down' Closes 8 Warez Servers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-tears-in-my-milk dept.

JerkyBoy writes "The Entertainment Software Association today hailed efforts on the part of 'U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice's Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Attorneys' offices nationwide, and participating foreign law enforcement officials' in the shutting down of at least 8 warez servers that specialized in the distribution of pirated games. With the code-name "Operation Site Down," close to 100 searches were conducted globally (U.S., Canada, Israel, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, and Australia) within a 24-hour period, resulting in the identification of 120 individuals who are likely to be pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice."

3 of 578 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It doesnt matter.... by JemVai777 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think ... your wrong.

    However, I think you're wrong.

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  2. Re:It doesnt matter.... by DigitumDei · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here's your badge

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  3. It's not that simple by plughead · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I may be an unusual case, but take this example. I'd never even heard of 'Dungeon Lords' until I snagged it off of some bittorrent site. I liked it enough that a week later, I went out and bought a copy. In this case, it seems likely that the company would have lost that sale if it *hadn't* been pirated...

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