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Finnish National Bureau of Investigation raids top sites
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The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has raided a number of internet piracy “top sites” in Oulu. Three individuals were arrested and they seized computer servers suspected to contain ten terabytes of files. The police raids follow a joint cross-industry operation by anti-piracy investigators.
NBI is now investigating suspected copyright infringements, for which the maximum penalty is two years in prison.
The actions, launched on Friday 16th November, came as a result of criminal complaints that were originally filed by Finland’s Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC). Antti Kotilainen, CIAPC Director said: “These top sites have been sharing movies, music and computer games as well as software. Each site was also specialised in sharing particular material, such as animation, Finnish movies or the newest videogames.”
Halli Kristinsson, Vice-President and Regional Director for MPA anti-piracy operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, underlined the significance of the joint industry co-operation: “These raids prove that efficient co-operation between MPA, ISFE, IFPI and BSA has lead to the fact that the net around top sites and release groups is tightening all the time. These actions will not be the last of their kind.”
Posted by Cy on 11/20/2007 |
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Kustantaja model after 19-11-2007 |
