The Chicago federal Grand Jury indicted 19 men as alleged members of a video game software piracy ring that was known as RISCISCO. This was a result of the onslaught on piracy under an operation code named Operation Jolly Roger.
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Videogame industry's trade body Entertainment Software Association has welcomed the recent indictments in the videogame piracy case. ESA congratulated the Chigago Grand Jury on behalf of the industry and true game lovers who appreciate the works of the developers.
These alleged pirates are accused of either have removed the copy protection from duplicated and/or bootlegged software and movies worth over an estimated USD 6.5 million dollars.
ESA senior VP of Intellectual Property Enforcement Ric Hirsch said;
We applaud the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Justice's Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section for their extensive and continuing efforts to dismantle these online piracy rings that steal millions of dollars of intellectual property.
Great news for the industry, great news from true videogame fans; even we are with you ESA.
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