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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."

8 of 578 comments (clear)

  1. First Post? by DonnieD701 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I fail it, huh?

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  2. Numa Numa Dance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.fatkidsong.com/

  3. ATTN: DUMBLEDORE DIES IN BOOK SIX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have downloaded a leaked copy. Dumbledore dies in chapter 28 at the hands of Voldemort, protecting Harry. It was pretty sad, and took me by suprise.

    1. Re:ATTN: DUMBLEDORE DIES IN BOOK SIX by afd8856 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Are you sure it wasn't some fanfic? Cause I've seen some recently, titled similar to the new hp book

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

    I think ... your wrong.

    However, I think you're wrong.

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  5. Re:your sig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi,

    I think you mean alex.solla@reed.edu.

    Just wanted to help out the email harvesters to accelerate your penis enlargement and blow-up doll offers. HTH! HAND!

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

    Here's your badge

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  7. 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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