Fwd: ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part of Cyber Monday crackdown

Mon Nov 29 18:33:18 CET 2010

Press Release

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From: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) <
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Date: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Subject: ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods
as part of Cyber Monday crackdown
To: joly at punkcast.com

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*ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part
of Cyber Monday crackdown*

*List of domain names
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WASHINGTON - Seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of
commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of
counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation In Our Sites v.
2.0, as part of an ongoing investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTExMDA4NTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTEwMDg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY2ODI5MzAmZW1haWxpZD1qb2x5QHB1bmtjYXN0LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9am9seUBwdW5rY2FzdC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.ice.gov/>(ICE).

"The sale of counterfeit U.S. brands on the Internet steals the creative
work of others, costs our economy jobs and revenue and can threaten the
health and safety of American consumers," said ICE Director John
Morton<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTExMDA4NTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTEwMDg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY2ODI5MzAmZW1haWxpZD1qb2x5QHB1bmtjYXN0LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9am9seUBwdW5rY2FzdC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.ice.gov/about/leadership/director-bio/john-morton.htm>.
"The protection of intellectual property is a top priority for Homeland
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the National
Intellectual Property Rights Coordination
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We are dedicated to protecting the jobs, the income and the tax revenue that
disappear when counterfeit goods are trafficked."

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 The coordinated federal law enforcement operation targeted online retailers
of a diverse array of counterfeit goods, including sports equipment, shoes,
handbags, athletic apparel and sunglasses as well as illegal copies of
copyrighted DVD boxed sets, music and software.

During the course of the operation, federal law enforcement agents made
undercover purchases from online retailers suspected of selling counterfeit
goods. In many instances, the goods were shipped directly into the United
States from suppliers in other countries using international express mail.
If the goods were confirmed as counterfeit or otherwise illegal, seizure
orders for the domain names of the websites that sold the goods were
obtained from U.S. magistrate judges. Individuals attempting to access the
websites will now find a banner notifying them that the domain name of that
website has been seized by federal authorities.

"By seizing these domain names, we have disrupted the sale of thousands of
counterfeit items, while also cutting off funds to those willing to exploit
the ingenuity of others for their own personal gain," said Attorney General
Eric Holder. "Intellectual property crimes are not victimless. The theft of
ideas and the sale of counterfeit goods threaten economic opportunities and
financial stability, suppress innovation and destroy jobs. The Justice
Department, with the help of our law enforcement partners, is changing the
perception that these crimes are risk-free with enforcement actions like the
one announced today."

The operation builds upon Operation in Our Sites
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which was announced in June
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In that first action of this broader law enforcement initiative, authorities
executed seizure warrants against nine domain names of websites offering
pirated copies of first-run movies.

The nationwide operation was spearheaded by the National Intellectual
Property Rights Coordination
Center<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTExMDA4NTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTEwMDg1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY2ODI5MzAmZW1haWxpZD1qb2x5QHB1bmtjYXN0LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9am9seUBwdW5rY2FzdC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&109&&&http://www.ice.gov/iprcenter/>(IPR
Center) led by ICE’s Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),
in coordination with the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual
Property Section and nine U.S. Attorneys’ Offices including the Southern
District of New York; District of Columbia; Middle District of Florida;
District of Colorado; Southern District of Texas; Central District of
California; Northern District of Ohio; District of New Jersey; and the
Western District of Washington. The Criminal Division’s Asset Forfeiture and
Money Laundering Section also provided significant assistance.

The IPR Center is one of the U.S. government’s key weapons in the fight
against criminal counterfeiting and piracy. The IPR Center is led by ICE HSI
and includes partners from U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the FBI; the
Department of Commerce; the Food and Drug Administration; the Postal
Inspection Service; the General Services Administration, Office of the
Inspector General; the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; the Defense
Criminal Investigative Service; the Army Criminal Investigative Division’s
Major Procurement Fraud Unit; the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
INTERPOL; and the Government of Mexico Tax Administrative Service. The IPR
Center allows law enforcement and the private sector jointly to address the
growing transnational problem of counterfeit products. The IPR Center
coordinates outreach to U.S. rights holders and conducts domestic and
international law enforcement as well as coordinates and directs
anti-counterfeiting investigations. To learn more about the IPR Center,
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