Apparently,
the FBI has managed to arrest 13 persons, that were involved in an operation
running since 1999, that specialized in recording films in theaters on a
camcorder. On Wednesday, the FBI broke up two rings in New York City. Industry
Officials claim that the scofflaws are responsible for half of all pirated
camcorder films.
The FBI learned that assistants were used to surround "cammers," people who
specialize in covertly filming movies, to conceal their filming and prevent
people from blocking the view. The video shooters were paid several hundred
dollars per film by manufacturers who would duplicate and package fake DVDs in
counterfeit labels for distribution to street peddlers, the court papers said.
The bootlegs sell for up to $19 a piece.