recently, General Directorate against Organized Crime under the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior (GDBOP) expression, In cooperation with the European Union law enforcement Agency——In coordination with Europol, The agency has shut down more than a dozen music piracy sites. Its actions are under the supervision of the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office, Multidisciplinary platform for combating criminal threats in EuropeEMPACTCarried out within the framework of.

Despite intense pressure from the United States, Including from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Criticism of notorious piracy sites and reports of foreign trade barriers, But action against online piracy is still relatively rare in Bulgaria.

It is unclear whether the Bulgarian government was involved in shutting down torrent sites last yearRARBGAction of, But one hopes2023years8Changes to Bulgaria's criminal code in October should at least make it easier to investigate piracy sites. In a way, The new campaign against music piracy could be a chance for the country to show progress in the fight against piracy.

GDBOPIn cooperation with Europol

GDBOPIt is a specialized agency of the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior. GDBOPIt is closely related to the disruption of organized crime groups and transnational criminal networks, The agency often takes action in collaboration with international partners.

In a recent crackdown on music piracy, GDBOPUnder the supervision of the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office, Specific actions were carried out in collaboration with Europol.

GDBOPIn a statement: "GDBOPThe employees launched an action, To prevent the object of copyright and related rights protection——The illegal use of music. "

"In the course of this special operation, The cybercrime police confirmed it12The owner of a pirate website, They set up and maintain these websites with the aim of providing users with access to popular music from different countries, Thus provide with. mp3Format for downloading these music possibilities. "

The target website was blocked

On the basis ofGDBOPThe report of, "Due to massive infringement of intellectual property rights" The domains of more than a dozen music piracy sites targeted are as follows:

downloadmp3bg. com, baixarmp3gratis. com, www. tekstove. org, mp3pesme. com, mp3piosenki. com, descarca-muzica. com, indirsarki. com, mp3kostenlos. com, mp3hitove. com, mp3greek. gr, xn--3-wtbj. net, mp3aghani. com.

These domains now display seizure banners in Bulgarian.

GDBOPThe harvest of

Consider the words used in these domain names, In many cases, The piracy sites appear to be aimed at an international audience.

Such as, "Baixar" It's in Portuguese "Download" Meaning of, while "descarca-muzica" Then means "Download music" , And probably aimed at a Romanian audience. "mp3kostenlos" Be translated as "mp3free" , Most likely aimed at a German audience, "indirsarki. com" It was designed for Turkish consumers, while "mp3greek" It speaks for itself.

xn--3-wtbj. netIs a domain name code used "Punycode" Internationalized domain names, "Punycode" Is a method used to contain nonASCIIThe character of the domain name encoding system, In this case, The domain name isмп3. net.

among9Target domain name registrars in the United StatesDynadotRegister at the office.

inEMPACTAction within the framework

The operation was coordinated by Europol, inEMPACTCarried out within the framework, The framework aims to "recognize, Prioritize and respond to threats posed by organized and serious international crime" .

EMPACTThe participants included competent law enforcement agencies, Judicial body, Eu institutions, Customs and tax authorities and various private partners. According to the European Union Agency for Judicial CooperationEurojustData of, Per annumEMPACTThe actions undertaken by the framework are approximately200item.

The competent Bulgarian agency has not yet disclosed the locationEMPACTSpecific reasons for taking action against these dozen specific websites within the framework. By report, The operators of these websites have been identified, But there's no arrest report yet. (Be compiled fromwww. torrentfreak. com)

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