German police have exposed the names of thousands of users of an illegal Internet piracy site, in a crackdown on swapping illegal copies of movies, games, music and computer software.
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Three months ago German police arrested a 46 year-old lawyer who, along with two brothers from Thuringia, offered bootleg software, games and movies through the high speed download service Ftpwelt.com for over a year. Among the releases offered were movies shot in cinemas with digital camcorders. According to the police the men, who are still in custody, grossed over ¬ 1m.