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#118: 02-26-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZES TOP INTERNET SITE INVOLVED IN COPYRIGHT PIRACY
by Darwin at 6:34 pm EST, Feb 26, 2003 |
This is insane. Notice that the content of the site seems to have little to do with the crime that he was arrested for. He was busted for selling Xbox mod-chips, not for publishing information about which IP is 'pirated'.. yet they want to take over isonews.com because of that publishing, certainly not because he was selling mod chips.. The fucking US DOJ is out of fucking control. Good to know they have resources to waste on bullshit like this. Guess that's what "justice" is all about. Your tax dollars at work. Go DMCA. quoted:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The leading public Internet site dedicated to online copyright piracy was
seized by the Justice Department today. Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff and Paul J. McNulty, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia today announced the seizure
of www.iSONEWS.com as part of a previous plea agreement entered into by a defendant convicted of violating the criminal copyright laws. David M. Rocci, 22, of Blacksburg, Va., who used the online screen name "krazy8," pleaded guilty on December 19, 2002, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to
conspiring to import, market and sell circumvention devices known as modification (or "mod") chips in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Mod chips are designed to
circumvent copyright protections built into game consoles such as the Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation 2, and once installed, allow the unlimited play of pirated games on those
consoles. As a condition of his plea, Rocci agreed to surrender to the government his public website, www.iSONEWS.com, which he used to facilitate his illegal activity. The United States assumed control of the domain name and website this week. Individuals who now visit www.iSONEWS.com will no longer find the latest news on new pirated releases by
illegal software piracy (or "warez") groups. Instead, they will view information about the case of United States v. Rocci, as well as general information about copyright infringement
and the criminal prosecution of individuals engaged in online piracy. In addition to this information, the site now contains links to the website of the Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, www.cybercrime.gov, which contains further information on the Department's criminal anti-piracy efforts. |
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RE: #118: 02-26-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZES TOP INTERNET SITE INVOLVED IN COPYRIGHT PIRACY
by Decius at 8:09 pm EST, Feb 26, 2003 |
Darwin wrote:
] The fucking US DOJ is out of fucking control. Good to know
] they have resources to waste on bullshit like this. Guess
] that's what "justice" is all about. Your tax dollars at work.
] Go DMCA. I think it makes sense from their perspective. They can't arrest everyone. Their job is to create the preception that arrest is likely. If people think the DOJ doesn't care about these things, they won't fear prosecution. By making arrests in a very visibile way, they send a clear message that they do in fact care, and they send it right to the audience they intend to reach. However, by targetting playstation moders and bong dealers, they are focusing on criminals who are low hanging fruit whom the general public either doesn't care about or possibly sympatises with. There are people who think that bong dealing and chip modding ought to be legal. What they lack, in general, is a real mandate to pursue time consuming and costly political action needed to change the laws. If the DOJ really starts ripping up these communities there could be some amount of political backlash for the GOP. |
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RE: #118: 02-26-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZES TOP INTERNET SITE INVOLVED IN COPYRIGHT PIRACY
by flynn23 at 1:51 pm EST, Feb 27, 2003 |
Decius wrote:
] Darwin wrote:
] ] The fucking US DOJ is out of fucking control. Good to know
] ] they have resources to waste on bullshit like this. Guess
] ] that's what "justice" is all about. Your tax dollars at
] work.
] ] Go DMCA.
]
] I think it makes sense from their perspective. They can't
] arrest everyone. Their job is to create the preception that
] arrest is likely. If people think the DOJ doesn't care about
] these things, they won't fear prosecution. By making arrests
] in a very visibile way, they send a clear message that they do
] in fact care, and they send it right to the audience they
] intend to reach.
]
] However, by targetting playstation moders and bong dealers,
] they are focusing on criminals who are low hanging fruit whom
] the general public either doesn't care about or possibly
] sympatises with. There are people who think that bong dealing
] and chip modding ought to be legal. What they lack, in
] general, is a real mandate to pursue time consuming and costly
] political action needed to change the laws. If the DOJ really
] starts ripping up these communities there could be some amount
] of political backlash for the GOP. yes, but the isonews bust sure puts the DOJ's agreement with Microsoft in a totally different light. |
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#118: 02-26-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZES TOP INTERNET SITE INVOLVED IN COPYRIGHT PIRACY
by Rattle at 7:18 pm EST, Feb 26, 2003 |
] The United States assumed control of the domain name and
] website this week. Individuals who now visit www.iSONEWS.com
] will no longer find the latest news on new pirated releases
] by illegal software piracy (or "warez") groups. Instead, they
] will view information about the case of United States v. Rocci,
] as well as general information about copyright infringement and
] the criminal prosecution of individuals engaged in online
] piracy. In addition to this information, the site now contains
] links to the website of the Department of Justice's Computer
] Crime and Intellectual Property Section, www.cybercrime.gov,
] which contains further information on the Department's
] criminal anti-piracy efforts. Coming next week.. High Times shut down.. Subscribers will be mailed pamplets about the War on Drugs. |
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RE: #118: 02-26-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZES TOP INTERNET SITE INVOLVED IN COPYRIGHT PIRACY
by Darwin at 2:10 am EST, Feb 27, 2003 |
] Coming next week.. High Times shut down.. Subscribers will
] be mailed pamplets about the War on Drugs. uh.. you mean.. this week? http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5257875.htm |
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