DOJ’s Criminal Enforcement Actions Against P2P Copyright Piracy

Prepared Statement of Attorney General John Ashcroft – Digital Gridlock, Wednesday, August 25, 2004:

  • “The protection of America’s intellectual property is a priority for the Department of Justice. In March of this year, I announced the creation of an Intellectual Property Task Force to examine how the Department can better protect the innovative and creative capacity of our economy….Today, I am announcing the first federal enforcement action ever taken against criminal copyright theft on peer-to-peer networks. Today’s enforcement action is a natural progression in our comprehensive effort to combat theft of intellectual property over the Internet. This morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed six search warrants in Texas, New York, and Wisconsin at five residences and one Internet service provider. Today’s action is part of an investigation known as Operation Digital Gridlock.”
  • Update: Justice Department Announces Operation Web Snare Targeting Online Fraud and Crime, August 27, 2004….”announced the arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals and the return of 117 criminal complaints, indictments, and informations in a collaborative nationwide enforcement operation directed at major forms of online economic crime and other cybercrimes.”
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