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With Nothing Better To Do, Homeland Security Going After Computer Gaming Pirates

2007-08-03

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided more than 30 businesses, storefronts and homes in 16 states Wednesday as part of an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of modified chips and other devices that enable gamers to circumvent copyright protections and play pirated software on their Wii Latest News about Wii, PlayStation Latest News about PlayStation 2 and Xbox Latest News about Xbox 360 consoles.

"Illicit devices like the ones targeted today are created with one purpose in mind -- subverting copyright protections," said Julie L. Myers, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security's Latest News about Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement division. "These crimes cost legitimate businesses billions of dollars annually, and facilitate multiple other layers of criminality such as smuggling, software piracy and money laundering."

The raids were the result of a 12-month investigation codenamed "Operation Tangled Web," which was the largest national enforcement action to target game software piracy committed by online retailers, the ICE said...
And remember, when you play computer games with pirated software, you're playing with Osama bin Laden!

Posted by:Anonymoose

#6 there is this to complicate things

Posted by: 3dc 2007-08-03 12:42

#5 But Julie Myers was so cute!

Posted by: SR-71 2007-08-03 11:31

#4 And how is this Homeland Security's Job? Shouldn't the FBI be doing this?

Sometimes I think we would be better off nuking Washington DC and fucking start over....

Posted by: DarthVader 2007-08-03 11:18

#3 Boss, there's no profit in border protection.
You gotta stick to the stuff that has a back end to it.

Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-08-03 10:20

#2 "These crimes cost legitimate businesses billions of dollars annually, and facilitate multiple other layers of criminality such as smuggling, software piracy and money laundering."

That's a bit of a stretch for ICE to claim as their jurisdiction, kid's video games. What about our borders?

Posted by: Boss Craising2882 2007-08-03 09:21

#1 owns 28 percent of Vivendi Universial and is trying to buy Virgin.

Principles in the group include Bush, Bush, Baker Soros, various SEC chiefs, John Major ex-leaders from all over and supposedly exited Binny relatives but still in Saudi majors.

Between Vivendi Universal and Virgin you have what segment of the game authorship, production and delivery market that profits what 1000 investors?

It makes perfect sense. Profit.

Posted by: 3dc 2007-08-03 00:53

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