Feds# seize 70 'filesharing,# dodgy goods' sites
29th November 2010
The US #government has seized 70 sites allegedly offering counterfeit goods or links to copyright-infringing material.
Among the domains seized was a BitTorrent ****-search engine Torrent-Finder.com, along with other music linking sites. Other sites on the hitlist allegedly sold fake designer clothes.
Surfers# visiting the seized sites were confronted by a notice from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, part of the US Department of Homeland Security, instead of the expected content.
“My# domain has been seized without any previous complaint or notice from any court,” the owner of Torrent-Finder told TorrentFreak. Some of the sites affected have continued trading via alternative addresses.
ICE# told the New York Times that the seizures were part of an "ongoing investigation" but declined to elaborate, beyond saying court-issued seizure warrants were involved.
“ICE# office of Homeland Security Investigations# executed court-ordered seizure warrants against a number of domain names," it said. "As this is an ongoing investigation, there are no additional details available at this time.”
The seizures# happened as a new bill, the Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act, is passing through Congress#
29th November 2010
The US #government has seized 70 sites allegedly offering counterfeit goods or links to copyright-infringing material.
Among the domains seized was a BitTorrent ****-search engine Torrent-Finder.com, along with other music linking sites. Other sites on the hitlist allegedly sold fake designer clothes.
Surfers# visiting the seized sites were confronted by a notice from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, part of the US Department of Homeland Security, instead of the expected content.
“My# domain has been seized without any previous complaint or notice from any court,” the owner of Torrent-Finder told TorrentFreak. Some of the sites affected have continued trading via alternative addresses.
ICE# told the New York Times that the seizures were part of an "ongoing investigation" but declined to elaborate, beyond saying court-issued seizure warrants were involved.
“ICE# office of Homeland Security Investigations# executed court-ordered seizure warrants against a number of domain names," it said. "As this is an ongoing investigation, there are no additional details available at this time.”
The seizures# happened as a new bill, the Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act, is passing through Congress#