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News » RIAA raids alleged
music pirates in New York
The Recording
Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA) and the U.S. Secret Service
raided an alleged music piracy operation in New York on Monday, seizing
what they say is the largest amount of recording equipment used for
music piracy purposes in the U.S. to date, according to a statement
Wednesday.
Posted by inanglia Thu Dec 12, 2002 17:10:52 (433 reads)
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The RIAA
worked in conjunction with
the Secret Service in a two-month
investigation before
charging into the operation located in Queens, New
York, the
RIAA said in the statement. Three individuals were arrested
along with the capture of 35,000 recordable CDs, 10,000 DVDs and
hundreds of CD copying devices.This latest attack on music
pirates
comes as the RIAA -- an industry organization backed
by large music
labels -- tries to curb various forms of
illegal media distribution.
Along with raids on CD and DVD
copying operations, the RIAA has asked
that universities and
companies try to thwart online file trading and
has launched
lawsuits against some ISPs (Internet Service Providers) for
providing access to file-downloading Web sites. It has also sued a
number of file trading services on the Internet.
In an ironic turn of events, however, the RIAA's own Web site had
music available for download after hackers managed to alter
the site
earlier this year.
The RIAA
charges that the individuals in New York provided copied
material to retail locations and distribution centers on Canal Street in
Manhattan. The group could churn out at least six million
discs each
year and cost the industry an estimated $90
million annually, according
to the statement.
The individuals charged in the raid will face charges of
trafficking in counterfeit labels, criminal copyright
infringement, and
trademark counterfeiting.
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