Suspected file-swappers arrested

Iria · Jun 30, 2005, 09:47 PM

POLICE in more than a dozen countries, including Australia, have seized computers and made arrests in a crackdown on illegal file-swapping instigated by US investigators, the Dutch government said overnight.

Authorities raided several locations in The Netherlands as part of an operation initiated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and arrested three people on suspicion of computer file-sharing, the Finance Ministry said.

More computers were seized today in Australia, Israel, Germany, South-Korea, Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Poland, Canada and Hungary, said a spokeswoman for the ministry, which is responsible for preventing economic crime.

The people arrested in The Netherlands are suspected of infringing the copyright of films, software and video games.

Some of the titles had yet to be published, she said.

It is the second internationally orchestrated raid on computer file swappers, after the April 2004 arrest of members of the "Fairlight" group in another FBI investigation.

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Suspected file-swappers arrested POLICE in more than a dozen countries, including Australia, have seized computers and made arrests in a crackdown on illegal file-swapping instigated by US investigators, the Dutch government said overnight. Authorities raided several locations in The Netherlands as part of an operation initiated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and arrested three people on suspicion of computer file-sharing, the Finance Ministry said. More computers were seized today in Australia, Israel, Germany, South-Korea, Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Poland, Canada and Hungary, said a spokeswoman for the ministry, which is responsible for preventing economic crime. The people arrested in The Netherlands are suspected of infringing the copyright of films, software and video games. Some of the titles had yet to be published, she said. It is the second internationally orchestrated raid on computer file swappers, after the April 2004 arrest of members of the "Fairlight" group in another FBI investigation. __________ Read More / Source: The Australian