The U.S. Department of Justice executed seizure orders against three website domains allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cellphone apps. It is the first time that website domains involving cellphone app marketplaces have been seized, the DoJ said. The seizures of the domains — applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com — are part of a push to crack down on the infringement of copyrighted mobile software.
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DoJ Stamps Out Sites Allegedly Hawking Pirated Android Apps
Posted by: Erika Morphy August 23, 2012 07:00 AMThe U.S. Department of Justice executed seizure orders against three website domains allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cellphone apps. It is the first time that website domains involving cellphone app marketplaces have been seized, the DoJ said. The seizures of the domains — applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com — are part of a push to crack down on the infringement of copyrighted mobile software.