Now I know why ICE is so ineffective at enforcing immigration law: Video Game Industry Hails Nationwide Piracy Raids In "Operation Tangled Web".
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today commended U.S. law enforcement agents and prosecutors’ work in undertaking the nation’s first and largest anti-piracy raid of its kind. The action, code-named "Operation Tangled Web," targeted retailers selling modification chips through the Internet for the Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony game console systems. Law enforcement executed 32 search warrants in more than 20 localities across the country within a 24-hour period.
“Plain and simple, selling and distributing products to illegally bypass game consoles’ piracy protections is a crime with real-life consequences. This is not a game; we’re talking jail time. Enforcement initiatives of this scope send a clear message to both the public and pirate community that this illegal activity will not be tolerated," said Michael D. Gallagher, president of ESA, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers. "We commend Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the participating U.S. Attorneys’ offices for targeting individuals and groups selling ‘mod-chips’ and pirated game software.”
Modification chips or "mod-chips" are typically installed in video game console systems to circumvent the technological protection measures and enable the user to play pirated game software. These chips, as well as other circumvention devices, are illegal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
I'm trying to figure out how ICE gets intellectual property laws to enforce; that's normally FBI jurisdiction. ICE may be making points with the gaming industry, but time and time again, ICE has shown nothing but incompetence with immigration laws.
So ICE agents are running around the country, chasing down modified game console chips while individuals from terrorist-sponsoring countries with student visas are disappearing and illegal aliens are sucking every tax dollar out of medical care, school districts, and local law enforcement. This is a matter of priorities and ICE apparently can't prioritize.
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