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U.S. shuts down network that leaked 'Star Wars'

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcers said on Wednesday that they have shut down a computer network that distributed illegal copies of "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" before it appeared in movie theaters.

Federal agents executed 10 search warrants and seized the main server computer in a network that allowed people to download nearly 18,000 movies and software programs, including many current releases, the
FBI and Homeland Security Department said.

The Elite Torrents network, found online at www.elitetorrents.org, relied on a technology called BitTorrent that allows users to quickly download digital movies and other large files by copying them from many computers at once.

The network signed up 133,000 members who collectively downloaded 2.1 million files, according to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of the Homeland Security Department.
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Doesn't Homeland Security have something more important to do?
 
Well, Customs is part of Homeland Security now and their job can cover things like pirating. Not all of DHS is after terrorists.
 
IF YOU DOWNLOAD TORRENTS YOU ARE SUPPORTING TERRORISM

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I BET YOU'LL VOTE NEXT TIME HIPPIE
 
What are they doing about the studio insider who initially uploaded the movie? Nothing? Thought so.
 
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