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FBI Arrests Eight On Copyright Charges

Posted by Zonk on from the free-isn't-free-anymore dept.

luigi6699 writes "The BBC reports that 'the US authorities have charged eight people in connection with the illegal trading of copyrighted films, music, games and software over the net.' According to 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.'"

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  1. Wow, that's some upload. by SynapseLapse · · Score: 1, Redundant

    From TFA "It said that once a film or game is copied, the pirated material is sent to servers throughout the world in minutes and then makes its way to file-sharing networks." I usually get a max of 50 k/s upload max!

  2. Re:Makes me sick by markdavis · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So we shouldn't press civil charges on THEFT? You want to leave it up to each business or individual to sue every shoplifter, car theif, or white collar crime?