U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided more than 30 businesses, storefronts and homes in 16 states as part of an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of modified chips and other devices that enable gamers to circumvent copyright protections and play pirated software on their Wii, PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The raids were the result of a 12-month investigation codenamed “Operation Tangled Web,” which was the largest national enforcement action to target game software piracy by online retailers, the ICE said.
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Homeland Security Makes US Safer From Gaming Pirates
Posted by: Walaika Haskins August 2, 2007 02:20 PMU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided more than 30 businesses, storefronts and homes in 16 states as part of an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of modified chips and other devices that enable gamers to circumvent copyright protections and play pirated software on their Wii, PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The raids were the result of a 12-month investigation codenamed “Operation Tangled Web,” which was the largest national enforcement action to target game software piracy by online retailers, the ICE said.