The domain seizures came alongside residential search warrants in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Washington.Īfter the announcement, leaders of various guilds and studios took the stage to explain why the average American should care. The seizures were the result of the coordinated work of hundreds of undercover agents who downloaded various newly released movies from the sites including recent releases “ Iron Man 2” and “ Sex and the City 2,” Mr. Visitors to the sites will soon reach a page emblazoned with the logos of the FBI, ICE, and the NIPRCC explaining the seizure, according to officials. They include:, ,, ,, , zml.com, and.
In revealing the program, ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announced the seizure of nine domain names of Web sites that were offering first-run movies, often within hours of their theatrical releases. “Operation In Our Sites” will be a coordinated effort by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (NIPRCC) to identify and shut down Web sites that engage in such activities. That battle – box-office dollars versus illicit online downloads – was the subject of a major announcement Wednesday at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., near the heart of the industry most hurt by Internet piracy. This morning came the other side of that coin: “Watch eclipse online for free” ranked as a top-10 online search term. The film grossed in excess of $30 million from its midnight shows Wednesday – and now holds the new industry record as largest midnight gross ever. “ The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” is having an incredible opening.
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