Over 325,000 pirated CDs seized in US raid

Feds said they have made the biggest bust ever in US. A whopping 325,000 CDs were found in total at several addresses in Silicon Valley (California) and in Texas. Operation 'Remaster' (nice play on words 'eh?), involving units from the FBI and US Secret Service is targeted at many forms of piracy including software, music and movies.

Counterfeit software from Symantec and Adobe Systems has been seized in an operation that netted the largest ever crop of illegal CD manufacturing equipment in the US.

Pirated copies of Symantec Norton Antivirus 2005, Internet Security 2005, PC Anywhere and Adobe's Photoshop CS were among more than 325,000 CDs seized following searches at separte locations in California's Silicon Valley and in Texas.

Looks like this was a well-oiled machine before the feds threw a spanner in the works. Nevertheless, I'm sure this raid will put a dent in underground distribution and sale of warez in the US. You can read the full story here .

Source: The Register

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