Priorities
Having stamped out all terrorism on earth, the Department of Homeland Security turns its focus to guys who link to other stuff:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Bryan McCarthy, 32, earlier this month and charged him with one count of copyright infringement.
Since December 2005, McCarthy operated channelsurfing.net out of his home in Texas until federal authorities seized it last month as part of an ongoing investigation into websites that illegally streamed copyrighted sporting telecasts and pay-per-view events.
March 14th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
This is what happens when create a huge infrastructure to root out .00001 percent of the world population… Not too long before mission creepiness occurs due to boredom…
March 14th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
And that fits under the DHS Jurisdiction how? Or should we just call a Spade a Spade and rename the DHS the Gestapo?
March 14th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
The website owner was making ad revenue channeling viewers to sites that were pirating content.
If he did it for free, then they have no business bothering him.