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Within the antipiracyaction Fastlink in the U.S., meanwhile fifty condemnations cases are. The large-scale operations caused did against the so-called Warez-scene in 2004 also Belgi and the Netherlands. There were among many raids in Dutch students house.

The Texaan Christopher E. Eaves falls the dubious before if fiftieth condemned to part. He confesses to be member of the apocalypse Production Crew (APC), a group that self specialized in the spreading of music albums that were appeared officially not yet. New releases got aPC sleepiness slipped through dj's, co-workers of music periodicals and staff members by the factories that cd's press.

Eaves has been condemned, but there has been awarded yet no punishment measure. He risks five year cell and a fine of a quarter million dollar. That would not be has been distributed the heaviest severely that in Operation Fastlink. Different earlier condemneds pirates look on against imprisonments of five until fifteen year; definitive judgments yet must fall. In that situation also three other members of aPC sit.

Fastlink is considered as one of the largest operations against the Warez-scene ever. Four undercoveroperaties of the FBI and the American ministry of Justice resulted end 2004 in 120 searches in twelve countries. Targets were different known names from the Warez-scene, a schaduwachtig world in which especially games and software, but also movies and music though then not against payment are traded. The police had coined it among many on Fairlight, one of the most old names in the pirates world.