Federal Officials Take Down 132 Websites In "Cyber Monday" Crackdown

Posted by samzenpus on Monday November 26, 2012 @09:19AM from the law-won dept.

coondoggie writes "A team of world-wide law enforcement agencies took out 132 domain names today that were illegally selling counterfeit merchandise online. The group, made up of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations and law enforcement agencies from Belgium, Denmark, France, Romania, United Kingdom and the European Police Office, targeted alleged counterfeiters selling everything from professional sports jerseys, DVD sets, and a variety of clothing to jewelry and luxury goods."

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Re:Question by CanHasDIY · 2012-11-26 09:52 · Score: 4, Interesting

Find: Intellectual property rights theft
Replace With: The Drug War

"The Drug War is not a victimless crime. It threatens U.S. businesses and robs hard-working Americans of their jobs, which negatively impacts the economy. It can also pose serious health and safety risks to consumers, and oftentimes, it fuels global organized crime." Here is a link to Homeland Security's rationale: http://www.dhs.gov/topic/intellectual-property-rights

Fun with words.

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