Class (warez)

CLASS

CLASS ASCII art NFO header by Antibody/SAC/DF2.
Formation	1997
Purpose	Warez

CLASS (CLS) was a warez group that existed between January 1, 1997 and January 9, 2004. The group was the target of federal raids such as Operation Fastlink.

Quotes

On April 22, 2004, the United States Department of Justice repeatedly singled out Class and five other warez-related organizations during their sweep against Internet copyright infringement known as Operation Fastlink:

Among the groups targeted by Fastlink are well-known organizations such as Fairlight, Kalisto, Echelon, Class and Project X, all of which specialized in pirating computer games, and music release groups such as APC. — Source: United States Department of Justice press release

Operation Fastlink has identified nearly 100 individuals worldwide. Many of them are leaders or high-level members of some of the most prolific international "warez" [WARES] release groups with names like Fairlight, Kalisto, Echelon, Class and Project X. — Source: Prepared Remarks of United States Attorney General John Ashcroft

See also

• List of warez groups