Computer software makers
launched a crackdown on
illegal Internet sales
of their products
Tuesday by suing
suspected pirates who
have set up shop on the
popular online auction
site eBay Inc.
19 Indicted In
$6.5 Million "RISCISO"
Software Piracy
Conspiracy
Nineteen defendants from
across the United States
and overseas who
allegedly were leaders,
members and associates
of the underground
software piracy group
known as “RISCISO” were
indicted on federal
charges for pirating
more than $6.5 million
of copyrighted computer
software, games, and
movies through
non-public Internet
sites.
Pirate Sites Shut
Down
Sites permanently shut
down by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
and The Department of
Justice: