(Rev. 01-31-2003)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE
Date: O3/29/2005

To: Cyber Attn: Intellectual Property Rights Unit Criminal Computer Intrusion Unit

Buffalo Attn SA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Chicago Attn: SSA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Denver Attn: SA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Jackson Attn: SA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Kansas City Attn: SSA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Milwaukee Attn: SSA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Philadelphia Attn: SA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Phoenix Attn: SSA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Pittsburgh Attn: SA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
Richmond Attn: SSRA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**
San Antonio Attn: SA  **REDACTED b6, b7c**


From: San Diego
Squad 19 - Cyber
Contact: SA  **REDACTED b2, b6, b7c**

Approved By:  **REDACTED b2, b6, b7c**
Drafted By:  **REDACTED b2, b6, b7c**
Case in #: 295B-SD-67338-3 (Pending)
Title: OPERATION: D-ELITE

Synopsis: Set leads to prepare and conduct coordinated search warrants and interviews on O4/27/2005 related to Intellectual Property Rights Theft investigation.

Details: The FBI received a complaint from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) on March 1, 2005 wherein the MPAA stated they began an investigation of the Elite Torrents (ET) organization, an illegal online piracy group, in August 2004.  **REDACTED b6, b7c, b7d** provided the MPAA with a complete copy of the data logs from the ET tracker which collected the login names, IP addresses, and other piracy transaction information from its members. The logs included information on individuals in the United States including three high level system administrators of ET, eleven individuals who are identified and credited as being the original Uploaders of copyrighted material to the organization, and numerous individuals who are identified as being leachers/seeders of the
organization, those who obtained the copyrighted material and allowed it to be uploaded from their computer system to other users.