The federal government has expanded its domain seizure campaign to include websites that allegedly participate in Android app piracy. The Department of Justice says that the sites in question—applanet.net, appbucket.net, and snappzmarket.com—are guilty of "illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cell phone apps." As with past seizures, the government replaced the content on the sites with its own notices.
Many previous piracy-related domain seizures have been carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of "Operation in Our Sites." In contrast, this operation was led by the FBI.
"Cracking down on piracy of copyrighted works—including popular apps—is a top priority of the Criminal Division," said Assistant Attorney General Breuer in the government's press release. “Software apps have become an increasingly essential part of our nation’s economy and creative culture.”
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