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MPA says no more “Whac-a-Mole” with pirate sites, claims it took down “mothership” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Fmovies takedown "is a stunning victory," MPA CEO Charles Rivkin said.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Another MPA official, Chief Content Protection Officer Larissa Knapp, said the group anticipates "ongoing joint efforts with Vietnamese authorities, US Homeland Security Investigations, and the US Department of Justice International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) program to bring the criminal operators to justice."

Let me get this straight. US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is working with corporations to safeguard their profit? I guess it's true what people say about US being an oligarchy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

More like a Corptocraty

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