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130 Filesharer Homes Raided in Germany

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the paid-to-watch-an-ass dept.

Flo writes "Today, 130 homes have been raided in Germany under the allegation of filesharing. Law enforcement agencies had been monitoring an eDonkey-Server for two months. 3500 identified users are being investigated. Searches took place when users shared more than 500 files. Partners of the music industry helped identifying copyrighted material, but monitoring of the servers was solely done by law enforcement."

2 of 431 comments (clear)

  1. Not much sympathy by LifeNLiberty · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm as liberal as the next guy, but people who steal things understand the risks involved, or if they don't, they deserve what they get simply out of ignorance. Actively sharing that much is flaunting illegal activity, and when you do that, you're gonna get caught. I think the RIAA is stealing from us as much as we from them but unfortunately their stealing is legal, and in any case two wrongs don't make a right. That's not saying that I disapprove of piracy, just that if people get caught its not like they can make a case that what they're doing doesn't deserve punishment.

  2. No way. Not in Germany by ehiris · · Score: 0, Troll

    That would never happen in Germany. People never ever got mass-arrested in Germany. Never.

    Heil