A Texas-based website operator has been arrested and charged with criminal copyright infringement, following seizure at the beginning of February of his domain name by U.S. Customs enforcement authorities. Brian McCarthy, operator of the former website channelsurfing.net, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison on the copyright charge. His website provided “linking” services that directed individuals to pirate TV streams on the web; McCarthy profited from advertisements placed on the site. The U.S. attorney’s office, speaking after court documents were unsealed, said McCarthy “hid behind the anonymity of the Internet to make a quick buck through what is little more than high-tech thievery.” See the official press release here. Find the original story on the domain seizures here.