FBI Targets 'Warez' Computer Piracy Attorney General John Ashcroft announces that law enforcement officials have conducted more than 100 searches around the world, targeting "warez" computer file-sharers. The loosely connected groups share huge files on the Internet, capable of distributing pirated files from Microsoft Word software to full-length movies. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

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FBI Targets 'Warez' Computer Piracy

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Attorney General John Ashcroft announces that law enforcement officials have conducted more than 100 searches around the world, targeting "warez" computer file-sharers. The loosely connected groups share huge files on the Internet, capable of distributing pirated files from Microsoft Word software to full-length movies. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.