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ESA Praises Sting of Game Software Pirates

Posted by Zonk on from the yer-goin-down-me-hearties dept.

Next Generation reports on the arrest of 19 software pirates in Chicago. The ESA sent along their congratulations to federal law enforcement officers, who took down the warez dealers as part of a task force titled 'Opereration Site Down'. From the article: "The international piracy warez group known as 'RISCISO' reportedly pirated $6.5 million worth of games, software and movies since it began operations in 1998. The group maintained several servers that contained 23,000 CD ROMs worth of pirated material, according to the ESA."

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  1. The more you tighten your grip... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Funny

    The more pirates will slip through your fingers...

  2. Flying Spaghetti Monster will NOT be pleased by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    In 2000, there were only 17 pirates left.
    Now we are in negative figures just watch as global average temperature become uncontrollable.

    Repent your sins.
    The end of the world is nigh.

    http://www.venganza.org/

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  3. Cannot compute by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry, I can't imagine 23'000 CD-ROM's worth of information, how much is it in the standard Library of Congress format?

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    It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
    Be yourself no matter what they say
    1. Re:Cannot compute by Woy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well considering a CD-ROM is about 1mm thick, its obviously 23 meters of data. If you divide the 23m of data by the length of the LoC you will have your answer.

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      "If God created us in his own image we have more than reciprocated." - Voltaire
  4. Wow by British · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some company(anything like the BSA?) is praising cops busting people.

    This reminds me of(in Clerks) when Randall kicked out some customer out of the video store and Jay goes "YEAH!@#". Ie he contributed absolutely nothing. Rhetorical!