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posted by malloc at 11:26 am on 2009-11-07 |
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Activision hires online detective to take down Warfare 2 pirate
A pirate who advertised his services of Modern Warfare 2 and an Xbox 360 BEFORE the street launch of the game has been busted by Activision thanks to the help of an online detective they hired. Apparently the whole process took less than a week for him to become busted and those who commit piracy on a large scale have been sent a shocking warning.
“This kid was in a position to sell thousands of these,” Holmes said.
del amoPolice interrogated the runner, who led them to Del Amo’s home. They then arrested Del Amo yesterday (pictured right). Del Amo’s attorney has not returned a call for comment. The whole process, from finding the first tip to the bust, took less than a week. While the operation snagged a perpetrator, it didn’t move fast enough to prevent the massive copying of the game on the torrents on the Internet.
“Hopefully it is a lesson,” said Holmes. “If you try to do piracy on a large scale, you will get caught. When you use the Internet, you always leave tracks somewhere.”
News Source: Venturebeat
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