La “ciber-policía” del FBI hace sui trabajo, y aunque es difícil de creer, los tipos que trabajan ahí, si “tiran” sitios Web que infringen la ley (parece que los diseñadores del FBI se quedaron en 1997). La página http://ibackups.net/ ha sufrido el embate de los agentes del FBI y ha sido cerrada, y en la página principal se puede ver la siguiente información:
THIS SITE
HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY SHUT DOWN BY
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEThe individual responsible for the operation of the iBackups website has pleaded guilty to two counts
of criminal copyright infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
and faces up to 10 years in prison, a $500,000 fine, and restitution of over $5 million.Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted material is investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by the Department of Justice. Individuals who willfully infringe copyright by distributing or reproducing infringing material risk criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 2319. First-time offenders convicted of a felony violation of copyright laws face up to five years in federal prison, plus the payment of restitution, forfeiture, and fines.
Así es, de seguro el webmaster de la página se dedicaba a distribuir copias de programas de pago, y ahora la ley lo «hará pagar». Por si remueven la página, aquí está una captura de pantalla de tamaño completo.
En technorati: FBI, Cybercrime
