Mounties bust fake DVD gang
p2pnet news | Movies:- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested eight people and confiscated DVDs following raids on an alleged Montreal piracy ring.
“The network allegedly operated in Montreal and sold and distributed DVDs of popular television series, such as ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ and ‘Ally McBeal,’ through a number of websites,” says CTV.
Ally Mcbeal dates back to 1997 and The Six Million Dollar Man is even older, airing between 1974 and 1978.
Behind the bust is Hollywood’s MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) in the shape of Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, “which had launched its own independent investigation into the alleged network,” says the story.
“The RCMP believe the DVDs were burned in Montreal and sold widely across North America through several internet sites,” says the CBC, going on:
“The counterfeit DVDs were sold at market prices which led buyers to believe they were purchasing original copies.”
RCMP corporal Luc Bessette is quoted by CanWest News Service as saying the network could copy up to14,000 DVDs a day.
“During a period of four days, in which investigators intercepted packages sent out by the network by mail, more than 5,000 DVDs were seized,” says the story.
Also See:
CTV – RCMP bust eight in alleged Montreal piracy ring, December 19, 2007
CBC – Mounties bust fake DVD scam in Montreal, December 19, 2007
CanWest News Service – RCMP arrest eight in movie piracy case, December 19, 2007
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December 20th, 2007 at 9:09 am
holy crap,
They went after real pirates!
December 20th, 2007 at 11:45 am
“holy crap,
They went after real pirates!”
I think you mean copyright infringers. Real pirates sail ocean going ships. They rob other vessels at sea and kill those on board. Montreal. No pirates there. My actual point is, don’t call file sharers (or copyright infringers such as those in the story) pirates, ever. Real piracy at sea is a heinous crime. Associating people who share media files with “pirates” might seem harmless, but it subconsciously affects peoples perception of file sharing. Then when the MPAA splashes “piracy is illegal!” all over the place it makes it sound like some horrible thing to many people. We are talking about sharing songs and videos here. Don’t confuse that with robbing and killing people. It’s exactly what the big media companies want you to do.
People think I’m nuts, but I really mean it.