According to the government, the third Star Wars prequel was available through Elitetorrents.org more than six hours before it was first shown in theaters, and was downloaded more than 10,000 times in the next 24 hours.
And a bunch of idiots still stood in line for days to see the film, which broke box-office records. Even so, the government sought to put an end to this disturbance in the force:
Wired News: U.S. Jacks Torrent Site
With numerous social problems continuing to plague America, its a little disheartening to see such a blatant misappropriation of funds. Unfortuantely, with the government being a tool of the cartels, it does not seem like this will change any time soon.
“Our goal is to shut down as much of this illegal operation as quickly as possible to stem the serious financial damage to the victims of this high-tech piracy — the people who labor to produce these copyrighted materials”
Its interesting to hear these law enforcement types talk about how they got their man…as if all is right with the world because they stopped a few leeches from downloading Star Wars. Great, now I can finally sleep peacefully knowing that good ol’ Uncle Sam is looking out for them cartels.
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