Operation Site Down is the umbrella name for a law enforcement initiative conducted by the FBI and law enforcement agents from ten other countries which resulted in a raid on targets on June 29, 2005. Three separate undercover investigations were involved, based in Chicago (Operation Jolly Roger), Charlotte, and San Jose (Operation Copycat). The raid consisted of approximately 70 searches in the United States and approximately 20 others in 10 other countries in an effort to disrupt and dismantle many of the leading warez groups which distribute and trade in copyrighted software, movies, music, and games on the Internet.As of April 6, 2006, the US Department of Justice stated that Operation Copycat is "ongoing," 32 individuals have been charged, and 20 have been convicted. As part of each plea agreement, each defendant has agreed to forfeit the equipment that was seized during the federal search warrants executed on June 29, 2005. The current tally is:118 computers;13 laptops;4,567 infringed CDs and DVDs;413 VHS tapes and floppies;28 keyboards and monitors;5 digital cameras;28 PlayStations/Xboxes;7 computer towers; anda Plasma TV, cell phones, speakers, a MP3 player, and a DSL playerOperation Site Down has primarily targeted ISO (movies and software) groups. TV, 0-day, and MP3 groups seem relatively unaffected.

Four regional directors of the Department of Health and Human Services signed their names on copycat letters sent to editorial pages across the country, spreading misinformation about opposing children's health insurance proposals. Author Bill Scher refutes letters 1 by 1.

A practical, commonsense way of reducing gun violence -- especially in the schools -- would be a federal law prohibiting, or at least seriously limiting, the interstate reporting of sensational gun crimes like Virginia Tech for five working days. The law would not ban local coverage but would help avoid deaths by copycat murders.

This week LG Mobile Handset R&D Center head, Mr. Woo-Young Kwak, told the press absolutely the opposite: “We consider that Apple copied the Prada phone after the design was unveiled when it was presented in the iF Design Award and won the prize in September 2006.”

His job is to execute the policies of the President while honoring and listening to the uniformed leadership. Rumsfeld's dogmatic style of leadership is copycat leadership. He's no President Bush. And he needs to leave.

I remember Neil Turner publishes a list of his blog’s most frequent commenters each year, and I being the copycat I am decided to do the same.I realised that you can’t do this in WordPress without having to mess on installing a widget or doing a SQL query.