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Software Makers Crack Down on Net Piracy

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:

• http://www.ibackups.net/
• http://www.grokster.com/