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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
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CASE NUMBER **REDACTED (b)(2)High, (k)(2)**
REPORT NUMBER: 021


**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** and spoke to **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** through chat.   **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** had a website and posted his picture. **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** was a moderator who was online quite a bit.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** was
someone who helped with the programing script for the ET website. **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** recognized the following names but had no additional information on them: **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** and **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** did not recognize the following screen names: **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**

**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** stated that he ran an FTP client server on his home computer and never used his work computer.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** attempted to transfer via FTP a file with **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** on one occasion. All of the money donated to the ET website went to **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, and **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** never attempted to sell content or ask payment for access to the website.

**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** was asked to discuss the Star Wars Episode III (SW3) movie release on the ET website.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** observed that the torrent was released prior to its theatrical release, but he went to see it in the movie theater. Two days
later, **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** downloaded the movie from the ET website.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** did not remember who released the file to ET or how it would have gotten out from FOX Studios.

**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** used WinRAR to reassemble the files into a playable or burnable format after downloading them online. **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** never rented or purchased and ripped DVD s to upload to the ET website. **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** was asked about **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** was aware that the ET website had attempted to use **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** to protect its members from Trojan Horse IP’s, educational institutions, the Motion Picture Assssiation of America (MPAA) and law enforcement groups.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** was scrapped because it crashed the web server on several occasions.

When **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** started downloading movies, he did not know that the MPAA was going after people trading movies over the internet. **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** then heard that the MPAA was sending letters to individuals they had identified as participating in the
activity and ordering them to stop.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** became more aware how illegal it was to participate with BT technology over time to trade movies. Because he
was becoming aware that there was a crackdown on online piracy, **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** wanted to get out of the scene and have a lifestyle change. After the raid, **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** learned of the investigation by reading news stories on Yahoo news.  **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** has not purchased a new computer since the raid on May 25, 2005. **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** has not had any contact with anyone from ET since the raid.

**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** placed some downloaded software on his roommate's computer including the video game Call of Duty, computer defrag software and Microsoft Word.


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