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US DOJ Drops Charges Against Two Seized Websites

Posted by samzenpus on from the forget-about-it dept.

angry tapir writes "The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its case against two Spanish websites that stream sports events nearly 17 months after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized the sites and shut them down for alleged copyright violations. In a one-page brief to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the district said his office had dropped the case against Rojadirecta.com and Rojadirecta.org. ICE seized the two sites on Jan. 31, 2011, and the DOJ asked the court to order that Puerto 80 Projects, the owner of the sites, forfeit the sites to the U.S. government."

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  1. Careful with the opposition here by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: -1, Troll

    OK, we all realize that this is a good opportunity to express our true feelings towards the Department of Justice. However, how many of us are sublimating unacceptable feelings? The DoJ is led by Eric Holder, a black man, who was appointed by Barack Obama, another black man. People who are not racists do not have to explain why they are not racists. Whenever I see a long and exhausting Slashdot post claiming they oppose the DoJ but are not racist, I think: racist. So, let's just all consider our opinions twice before we click that "Post" or "Submit" button. Thank you.

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    1. Re:Careful with the opposition here by Outtascope · · Score: -1, Troll

      Oooooh, it's feeding time!

      You think that two black men, Barack Obama and Eric Holder are in charge? You can't be that thick. Holder and Obama are merely agents for Cary Sherman, Chris Dodd, Larry Ellison, Tim Cook, Randall Stephenson, Lowel McAdam, and Brian L. Roberts, all privileged white men. I neglect to mention the bank chiefs here because they are all represented by Tim Geitner (another whiter than white guy) in Obama's cabinet.

      You know who will be in charge next January? Cary Sherman, Chris Dodd, Larry Ellison, Tim Cook, Randal Stephenson, Lowel McAdam and Brian L. Roberts. Depending on how the election goes, you might have to add David and Charles Koch to that list.