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Taken Directly From The Chicago Tribune - Sunday June 14, 1992 - Section 7
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PC BULLETIN BOARD HIT BY FBI RAID
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By Josh Hyatt
Boston Globe
BOSTON-In one of the first reported crackdowns of its kind, six
FBI agents raided a computer bulletin board in a Millbury, Mass., home
last week. Authorities said the bulletin board's operator had been
illegally distributing copywrited software.
Executing a criminal search warrant, the agents seized several
computers, six modems and a program called PC Board, which was used to
run the bulletin board. Authorities also seized documents that listed
users of the service.
No arrests were made, according to the Software Publishers
Association, a trade group that brought the case to the FBI's attention.
The association estimates that, as of March, the bulletin board had
distributed $675,000 worth of copywrited software; software pirates, it
says, anually steal as much as $12 billion this way.
The FBI will not comment on the case except to confirm that a
raid had taken place and that the investigation is continuing. The
alleged operator of the bulletin board, Richard Kenadek, could not be
reached for comment.
Around the same time as the raid, the software association filed
a civil lawsuit against Kenadek, charging him with violating copywrite
laws. Ilene Rosenthal, the group's director of litigation, said that
"the man had incriminated himself" through various computerized
messages.
"There's plenty of evidence to show that he was very aware of
everything on his bulletin board," she said.
Bulletin boards let personal computer users access a host
computer via modems. Typically, participants exchange information
regarding everything from computer programs to tropical fish. They may
also, for example, obtain upgrades of computer programs.
The association said its own four-month investigation revealed
that this bulletin board, called Davy Jones Locker, contained more than
200 copywrighted programs.
Rosenthal said users also were encouraged to contribute
copywrighted software programs for others to download, or copy.
According to Rosenthal, subscribers paid a fee, $49 for three
months or $99 for one year. She said Davy Jones Locker had nearly 400
paying subscribers in 36 states and 11 foreign countries.
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