Los Angeles Declares Digital Piracy A "Public Nuisance", Passes Big Fines
"The county retains the right to shutter a property for up to a year for violating ordinance 13.90.010 and also gives local authorities the right to bring a civil action to 'temporarily restrain, preliminarily enjoin, and/or permanently enjoin the person or persons intentionally conducting, or knowingly maintaining or permitting the public nuisance from further conducting, maintaining, or permitting such a public nuisance.' Property owners who knowingly permit such activity can also be dinged $1,000 for each counterfeited work produced on the property." Wired 05/08/08

Posted May 8, 2008 07:24 PM