The US Department of Justice on Wednesday launched its first federal enforcement action over peer-to-peer file sharing, raiding five residences and one ISP in Texas, New York and Wisconsin.
The raids followed a joint investigation conducted by the DoJ, the FBI and the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, and were dubbed 'Operation Digital Gridlock'.
They were intended to gather evidence on the operators of five peer-to-peer file sharing networks belonging to a group known as The Underground Network.
Commenting following the raids, which are expected to lead to criminal charges being brought in the near future, US Attorney General, John Ashcroft announced that:
"The execution of today's warrants disrupted an extensive peer-to-peer network suspected of enabling users to traffic illegally in music, films, software and published works. The Department of Justice is committed to enforcing intellectual property laws, and we will pursue those who steal copyrighted materials even when they try to hide behind the false anonymity of peer-to-peer networks."
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