The FBI began to seize domains related to piracy in Android applications

If throughout 2011 we witnessed how the U.S. government related domains incautaba infringement of copyright in films, music or sports, in recent days it seems that the fight moves to the "piracy" around the web application delivery .

The federal government seems to have extended its domain seizure campaign, hitherto the preserve of spaces as Megaupload direct download or file sharing websites, if direct red .

The new scenario include pages and sites allegedly involved in the infringement in Android applications . Up to three sites - applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com - have been seized by the Department of Justice being replaced by the famous logo of the FBI.

Unlike the past, where ICE acted as part of operation "in our domain", is now the acting FBI directly.

The reason the government explained in a press release:

We will take strong action against piracy of copyrighted works, including popular applications. It will be a priority of the criminal division. Software applications have become an increasingly important part of our nation's economy and creative culture.

The FBI and its agents have been downloaded thousands of copies of popular mobile applications copyrighted to verify the charges against the sites.

Along with the FBI, Dutch and French agents also participated in the operation, an operation that included the persecution of the servers. According to the Department of Justice:

The storage server applications sold by these alternative markets were being housed in other countries, and our international partners enforcement law helped in obtaining or seizure of evidence stored on these servers.

A new situation which could have more of a problem, if we follow the guidelines given in the past seizures based on the PRO-IP Act of 2008, the government must convince the judge of the offense, ie, that the site is being used or intended for infringement.

If the judge agrees, the domain name can be seized. At that time the owner may object, a process that in the case of a straight red, it could take months or even years before getting a response in the form of judicial review.