In one swoop, a Justice Department-led group of federal law enforcement agencies seized 150 domain names of commercial websites that it claims have been selling counterfeit goods. The seized domains are now under federal custody. Taking place on Cyber Monday, the timing of this raid was not likely an accident. The federal government has been targeting counterfeit online sales and piracy since last year, seizing a total of 350 domains. It is widely assumed the Justice Department wanted to coordinate the takedown on one of the biggest online shopping days of the year.
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Feds Hound E-Commerce Counterfeiters on Cyber Monday
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 29, 2011 05:00 AMIn one swoop, a Justice Department-led group of federal law enforcement agencies seized 150 domain names of commercial websites that it claims have been selling counterfeit goods. The seized domains are now under federal custody. Taking place on Cyber Monday, the timing of this raid was not likely an accident. The federal government has been targeting counterfeit online sales and piracy since last year, seizing a total of 350 domains. It is widely assumed the Justice Department wanted to coordinate the takedown on one of the biggest online shopping days of the year.