Suspected file-swappers arrested in global raid

[Rose Siding]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Police in more than a dozen countries have seized computers and made arrests in a crackdown on illegal file-swapping instigated by U.S. investigators, the Dutch government said on Thursday.

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

More computers were seized on Wednesday 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.
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Authorities in the United States made arrests as well, and were expected to announce the results of their raid at 2 p.m. Eastern time (1800 GMT). An FBI official declined to comment.

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[Tempest]

1. Funny how the administration can arrest file-swappers

But can't seem to arrest bin Laden, even after admitting they know where he is.

[DemBeans]

4. yeah

I guess they only hasten to arrest those who threaten the profits of our corporate overlords.

[henslee]

6. How funny would it be to catch Bin Laden in the act of file swapping.

[OKthatsIT]

10. Hey, that is a funny thought and a more likey scenario

than our Govt's 'seek and find Osama' program.

[ananda]

2. why do authorities in other countries..

.. just do what the USA wants.. like that???

Don't they have their own autonomy?

Sue

[youspeakmylanguage]

9. I think almost all trade agreements hinge on each country...

...recognizing and enforcing laws regarding intellectual property and trademarks. China seems to be immune to this, though.

[endarkenment]

3. I feel much safer now. n/t

[aden_nak]

5. Osama bin Laden: Free . . . . . . xMuzikDude87x: In Custody

[LivingInTheBubble]

8. LOL - nt

[anotherdrew]

7. this should be a great way to bring clients for the prison system

Gotta keep our ranking as the #1 incarcerated nation, all to protect a dying business model... yippee!

[demo dutch]

11. Don't they have something better to do, like tracking terrorists

and monitoring Iran with the ex-kidnapper that got himself elected president, while they were asleep at the switch!

[ninkasi]

13. Isn't the Anthrax killer still loose?

I guess that investigation got dropped, we had to go after file swappers and medical marijuana growers, you know, the really important stuff.

[Threedifferentones]

12. Oh thank God.

I was really worried about this for a while there.