°In
response to blatant piracy, the IDSA commenced
an anti-piracy program on the
internet. In August 2003, it launched a series
of raids on distributors and retailers
of pirated entertainment
software, including the largest distributors
of video game roms and almost a dozen emulation
fans. During a set of 14 raids, about 4,000
illegal game roms were seized and nine web
site
owners
were arrested and jailed; these criminal
cases are awaiting expert review.
Another set
of raids
was successfully run in September and
December 2003. The level of cooperation with
police
and prosecutors has been good, but the expert
reviews
take a long time, even in cases where
the site is clearly infringing. As a
result, the
IDSA campaign has struck at three of
the largest importers of pirated videogame product.
IDSA Raid - December 2003»
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