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The searches follow an eight-month undercover investigation of illegal duplication and distribution of computer software, a $1 billion-a-year crime, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said. The probe focused on groups that allegedly pass copyrighted software through the Internet, the global computer network, or through private computer bulletin board services, the FBI said. It said the searches were aimed at "identifying and disrupting" the most flagrant bulletin board service operators. Agents were interviewing people or searching homes and businesses in Atlanta; Columbus, Ohio; Miami; Oklahoma City; Des Moines, Iowa; Pittsburgh; and San Leandro and Cedar Ridge in California. [cyber.strike] The search warrants allege violations of U.S. laws against copyright infringement and authorize agents to seize computer hardware, documents and records, the FBI said. FBI spokesman George Grotz said he did not expect any arrests to be made Tuesday. The FBI said the investigation, led by the bureau's San Francisco-based International Computer Crime Squad, was continuing and more searches were expected. Bob Kruger, vice president of the Business Software Alliance, a group of leading software publishers, praised the FBI. "'Cyber Strike' comes at the right time, as the popularity of the Internet has increasingly provided an electronic haven for software pirates," Kruger said in a statement. "'Cyber Strike' represents the most ambitious law enforcement action to date against Internet piracy." The FBI said it was investigating groups which allegedly had banded together to pass commercial software through computer bulletin board services, Internet file transfer protocol sites and Internet relay chat channels. [cyber.strike] Bulletin board services are privately owned networks that often are run out of people's homes. They allow users to log on to a central computer through a telephone line and a modem. File transfer protocol sites are libraries of documents or software, and Internet relay chat channels are forums where computer users discuss different topics. The FBI said programs being pirated in this way included some of the most popular software programs such as utilities, graphics, netware, operating systems and games. Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. [rule] Related stories: o Communications industry: Copyright laws will ruin Internet - December 6, 1996 o U.S., China reach accord on halting piracy - June 17, 1996 Related sites: Note: Pages will open in a new browser window o Federal Bureau of Investigation o Computer Crime Squad o Welcome to the Business Software Alliance o Software Piracy o Welcome to the Software Publishers Association o SPA Anti-Piracy Home Page External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. 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