MOVIE PIRATE SCAM

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Los Angeles – The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) which represents the

six major Hollywood film studios, today applauded the Dallas Police Department for

executing search warrants at Big T’s Bazaar, a known haven for counterfeit goods. The

search led to the felony arrests of two suspects both for copyright infringement and one for

narcotics possession. Dallas police also seized more than 2,000 bootleg DVDs including

movies still in theaters such as Shrek 3 and Ocean’s 13.

“Movie piracy, which is prevalent in cities and towns all around the country, takes a

major toll on the film industry and reduces the economic benefits the industry brings in jobs

and revenue,” said Mike Robinson, Vice President and Director of U.S. Anti-Piracy

Operations for the MPAA.. “I commend the Dallas police for their work today. We will

continue to work with law enforcement around the country to help limit the number of

illegal movies available on the streets.”

The replication and distribution of illegal DVDs is highly lucrative and in many cases

criminal networks use pirated DVD sales to support other kinds of criminal activity. When

people buy counterfeit DVDs they are often also supporting criminals involved in a host of

other illegal activities such as narcotics or illegal gun sales, gang activity and more.

The investigation which led to today’s enforcement actions was conducted by the

Dallas Police Department’s Southwest Interactive Community Policing Unit in conjunction

with the MPAA.

The MPAA and its member companies have a multi-pronged approach to fighting

piracy, which includes educating people about the consequences of piracy, taking action

against Internet thieves, working with law enforcement authorities around the world to root

out pirate operations and working to ensure movies are available legally using advanced

technology.

Source: MPAA PRESS {PDF}

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Crazy.

They should have put in that it funds terrorism - that would make it a more American-like press release.

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Crazy.

They should have put in that it funds terrorism - that would make it a more American-like press release.

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You can tell they wanted to but were afraid of sounding to desperate.. Big deal they caught 1 out of a million!! Face it MPAA we are winning!!!!!! And we always will!!!!!