Operation Tangled Web
Operation Tangled Web is the name of a raid conducted in 2007 by the
video games to be played on video game systems.[1] Agents raided 30 businesses and homes that distributed or used these devices.[2] The use of copyright circumvention devices and arguably modchips is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
.
Raid Locations
The raids were carried out in 16
U.S. states. The states are California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.[2] The names of the businesses and individuals raided were not released.[2]
Reactions
The
USD, and have sought to help law enforcement agents to crack down on unlicensed video game distribution. Their efforts have resulted in 61,000 modchips being seized worldwide.[2] The modding community's response was typically that one function of a device that has legitimate uses should not illegalize the entire device especially if "the circumvention of copy protection mechanisms" has legitimate uses such as archiving legally purchased media.[4]
References
- ^ Crecente, Brian (August 1, 2007). "Piracy: Massive Mod Chip Raid Sweeps Nation". Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ a b c d "Raids in 16 States Seek to Thwart Video Game Piracy". New York Times. August 2, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Video Game Industry Hails Nationwide Piracy Raids In "Operation Tangled Web"". August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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