This is insane. Notice that the content of the site seems to have little to do with the crime that he was arrested for. He was busted for selling Xbox mod-chips, not for publishing information about which IP is 'pirated'.. yet they want to take over isonews.com because of that publishing, certainly not because he was selling mod chips..

The fucking US DOJ is out of fucking control. Good to know they have resources to waste on bullshit like this. Guess that's what "justice" is all about. Your tax dollars at work. Go DMCA.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The leading public Internet site dedicated to online copyright piracy was
seized by the Justice Department today. Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff and Paul J. McNulty, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia today announced the seizure
of www.iSONEWS.com as part of a previous plea agreement entered into by a defendant convicted of violating the criminal copyright laws.

David M. Rocci, 22, of Blacksburg, Va., who used the online screen name "krazy8," pleaded guilty on December 19, 2002, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to
conspiring to import, market and sell circumvention devices known as modification (or "mod") chips in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Mod chips are designed to
circumvent copyright protections built into game consoles such as the Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation 2, and once installed, allow the unlimited play of pirated games on those
consoles. As a condition of his plea, Rocci agreed to surrender to the government his public website, www.iSONEWS.com, which he used to facilitate his illegal activity.

The United States assumed control of the domain name and website this week. Individuals who now visit www.iSONEWS.com will no longer find the latest news on new pirated releases by
illegal software piracy (or "warez") groups. Instead, they will view information about the case of United States v. Rocci, as well as general information about copyright infringement
and the criminal prosecution of individuals engaged in online piracy. In addition to this information, the site now contains links to the website of the Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, www.cybercrime.gov, which contains further information on the Department's criminal anti-piracy efforts.

#118: 02-26-03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZES TOP INTERNET SITE INVOLVED IN COPYRIGHT PIRACY