While America was shopping itself into an online frenzy, special agents in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were busy taking back the internet, apparently. Federal officials announced the seizure of 150 web domains yesterday as part of Operation In Our Sites, the ongoing campaign against internet piracy.
With the Super Bowl around the corner, it’s probably no surprise that people all over the US are getting excited – more surprising, perhaps, is that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement forces are amongst those most active in the run-up to the big day.
With feds cracking down on internet piracy at the same time as internet groups try to quash lawsuits against file sharers, it’s beginning to look as if both sides are taking the legality of file sharing more seriously.
