James Delahunty
27 Mar 2007 8:03
Italian authorities have once again moved against Internet piracy with the "shutdown" of a DirectConnect (DC) P2P hub known as Discotequezone. The Fiscal Police (GdF) executed search warrants issued by the Public Prosecutor of Brescia, and with support from the Federation Against Music Piracy (FPM), raided several locations throughout the country.
The operation targeted five servers and four heavy uploaders involved in the massive distribution of copyright infringing music tracks through file-sharing platforms. Eleven people have been charged with copyright infringement. The police crackdown led to the seizure of 16 computers, 27 external hard disks and more than 1000 DVD-Rs and CD-Rs with a total of more than five terabytes of copyright protected works.
Since 2005, More than 195 individuals have been criminally prosecuted for illegal P2P distribution in Italy.
Source:
Press Release