Movies | July 01, 2010 | 14 comments

US cracks down on online film piracy

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10475801.stm

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US officials have shut down nine websites accused of offering free access to films, including Toy Story 3.

The crackdown, which included seizing assets from 15 bank accounts, involved police, customs and the movie industry.

The closure of the sites, which had 6.7m visitors combined each month, was described as the "largest takedown of illegal movie and TV websites in a single action" by the government.

Some films were available hours after their release in US cinemas.

Previous crackdowns on film piracy have focused on illegally copied DVDs.


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14 comments // US cracks down on online film piracy

  • organisedbumblebass
  • TomTucker
  • fatmonkey85
  • Ajil
    • 0
      Ajil  
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    • 2 years ago
  • KSirys
  • KSirys
    • 0
      KSirys  

    • COME ON!!! THIS IS BULLSHIT!!

      DOESN'T THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO? LIKE LOOK FOR TERRORIST AND RUBBERS??? ASS WIPES!!

    • 2 years ago
  • BCDel89
    • +3
      BCDel89  

    • i think the government needs to stop blowin hollywoods d!ck, that way hollywood would be forced to evolve for the better... but alas the american way just keep doing sh!t wrong until it becomes right

    • 2 years ago
  • Perplexed_Rapture
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      Perplexed_Rapture  

    • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • 2 years ago
  • Mcellie
  • Psymoniac
  • KSirys
  • Ajil
  • Ajil
  • KSirys
    • 0
      KSirys  
    • Ajil:

      Thanks bud, but I've been on ovguide.com and can't find a place like Ninjavideo.net... there are some good sites, but ninja was a great site!!

    • 2 years ago
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