Android Piracy Sites Seized By US Government 184
Dupple writes with news that the DOJ took a few Android app piracy sites offline. From the release: "Seizure orders have been executed against three website domain names engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cell phone apps, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates of the Northern District of Georgia and Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin of the FBI's Atlanta Field Office announced today. The department said that this is the first time website domains involving cell phone app marketplaces have been seized. The seizures are the result of a comprehensive enforcement action taken to prevent the infringement of copyrighted mobile device apps. The operation was coordinated with international law enforcement, including Dutch and French law enforcement officials."
Re:In the Meantime (Score:2, Informative)
"Land of the Free" does not include allowing you to be "free" to break the law.
Re:In the Meantime (Score:4, Informative)
It's immoral to allow some to determine the distribution of their work for a limited time?
No, it is not immoral.
However, the current definition of "limited time" is immoral, thereby negating the intent of the US Constitution.