Manhattan federal prosecutors have confiscated 10 known internet domain without permission for broadcasting sports events and wrestling shows, in violation of laws prohibiting distribution of materials, intellectual property rights. Preet Bharara U.S. Attorney stated in a press release that the shut down by court order pages are most popular on the net to get pirated broadcasts of sporting events, both in the U.S.
and other countries. He explains that the activities of these pages were causing "a severe financial blow to the leagues and broadcasters, who are forced to pass their losses to the fans in the form of increases in ticket prices or pay-TV programs" . "A few days after the Super Bowl, the confiscation of these pages reaffirms the commitment to collaborate with other agencies to safeguard the material protected by intellectual property and businesses close those stolen," he added.
10 pages offering links or retransmitted confiscated parts for the National Football League (NFL) and NBA, as well as numerous football matches and leagues in the world wrestling entertainment the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), among others. Among the domains are closed by vBulletin.
org and vBulletin. com, one of the most popular football matches online, and whose blockade and was advanced on Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department in Washington. The other pages are closed by the authorities athde. net, channlsurfing. net, hq-stream. com, hq-stream. net, FIRSTROW. net, Ilemi.
com, iilemi. com and iiilemi. com. According to authorities, these domains function as access points to other pages where you could enjoy pirated and broadcast meetings without permission of the owners of television rights. Users that from now on, access to those pages are with a notice of the authorities which said they have been confiscated by the Department of Homeland Security United States under the laws of intellectual property protection .
It warns that "those who commit this crime for the first time and are convicted of violation of intellectual property laws, they face up to five years in federal prison, dismissal pay, seizure and fines." 
and other countries. He explains that the activities of these pages were causing "a severe financial blow to the leagues and broadcasters, who are forced to pass their losses to the fans in the form of increases in ticket prices or pay-TV programs" . "A few days after the Super Bowl, the confiscation of these pages reaffirms the commitment to collaborate with other agencies to safeguard the material protected by intellectual property and businesses close those stolen," he added.
10 pages offering links or retransmitted confiscated parts for the National Football League (NFL) and NBA, as well as numerous football matches and leagues in the world wrestling entertainment the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), among others. Among the domains are closed by vBulletin.
org and vBulletin. com, one of the most popular football matches online, and whose blockade and was advanced on Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department in Washington. The other pages are closed by the authorities athde. net, channlsurfing. net, hq-stream. com, hq-stream. net, FIRSTROW. net, Ilemi.
com, iilemi. com and iiilemi. com. According to authorities, these domains function as access points to other pages where you could enjoy pirated and broadcast meetings without permission of the owners of television rights. Users that from now on, access to those pages are with a notice of the authorities which said they have been confiscated by the Department of Homeland Security United States under the laws of intellectual property protection .
It warns that "those who commit this crime for the first time and are convicted of violation of intellectual property laws, they face up to five years in federal prison, dismissal pay, seizure and fines."
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