U.S. Busts
Be sure to peruse the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA)
monthly newsletter "RIAA Anti-Piracy Seizure Information," which covers
numerous bootleg, piracy and counterfeit raids across the United States. Read
about the recent busts at our website: http://www.grayzone.com/usabusts.htm
The RIAA has been actively conducting raids all across the country resulting in the confiscation of large amounts of pirated Latin music:
New York: On September 22, 2003, New York Police Department’s 34th Precinct, along with investigators from the RIAA executed a search warrant resulting in one arrest and the seizure of 7,200 Latin music CD-Rs. The target of this recent activity was a major distribution center in upper Manhattan that had allegedly supplied street vendors in the Manhattan and Bronx areas of New York City. The person arrested was charged with trademark violations regarding the confiscated pirated merchandise which was all La
tin music CD-Rs.
Los Angeles: As part of an ongoing program targeted at area street vendors, officers from 3 Los Angeles Police Department area stations, along with investigators from the RIAA-Western Regional Office, conducted sweeps of Van Nuys, Alvarado Corridor and Venice Boardwalk Beach locations. Four vendors were arrested and taken into custody after officers conducted seizure actions involving illegal street vendors in these areas. Eleven citations were issued and approximately 11,800 unauthorized pirate and counte
rfeit compact discs were seized. All parties were charged with violation of the California State True Name and Address Statute. The seizures took place on September 1 and September 13, 2003.
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