p2p news / p2pnet: A joint bust involving Hollywood’s finest and the NYPD (New York Police Department) ended in an arrest, says the studios’ MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) in a statement.

Temporarily shelving less important crimes such as mugging, robbery and murder, NYPD cops and the MPAA raided a nine-story commercial building on Broadway, "where the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit DVD-Rs was allegedly taking place," says the MPAA, going on:

"Upon the investigators’ entry, two suspects in the building jumped out of the second floor window in a desperate attempt to escape."

Another man didn’t make it and was arrested inside the building.

"Police seized an estimated 30,000 DVD-Rs as well as 20,000 CD-Rs from the premises," says the MPAA and, “We applaud the New York Police Department for their vigilant efforts in catching these movie thieves – whether they’re on the streets or mid-air, they have no place to hide,” said MPAA spokesman John G. Malcolm, rather wittily, he thought.

Through massive and lobbying and with help of friendly congresspersons, the MPAA and brother organization the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) have elevated the copying and re-sale of their products to the status of major crime and often use national and international police forces in "busts".

This time, at least, the MPAA didn’t use the exercise an an excuse to dream up figures about supposed losses to its owners.

Meanwhile, the MPAA was itself recently accused of piracy.

It made an illegal copy of This Film is Not Yet Rated, says the film’s director.

Also See:
supposed losses – MPAA Taiwan bust, January 13, 2006
illegal copy – MPAA ‘bootlegging’ charge, January 24, 2006

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