(Rev. 01-31-2003)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 

Precedence: ROUTINE 
Date: 03/02/2005
To: San Diego 
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 ID #: 295B-SD-NEW (Pending) 
Title: OPERATION: D-ELITE 

Synopsis: To recommend the opening of a IPR infringement case regarding captioned matter. 

Details: On 02/15/2005, **REDACTED b6, b7c** Worldwide Enforcement, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), **REDACTED b6, b7c** and **REDACTED b6, b7c** MPAA, United States Anti-Piracy Operations, **REDACTED b6, b7c** briefed members of the Unites States Attorneys Office (USAO), Southern District of California, and Special Agents with the Federal - Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on an organization of individuals who administer and provide original material for the online trading of copyrighted media. These individuals belong to a group know as Elite Torrent, and have over 130,000 members worldwide. 

**REDACTED b6, b7c** provided information from a database tracking server which detailed data made available, downloaded and uploaded from each individual. The information identified system administrators, content originators and low level members who participate in the online trading of copyrighted material. The MPAA inquired to the possibility of a criminal referral to target the key individuals located in the United States for criminal prosecution. The USAO was supportive of issuing search warrants, and would want an analysis of the data to make a prosecution decision. 
San Diego requests the opening of the above captioned case to investigate the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) violations further. 

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