P2P Operators Plead Guilty 554
Bootsy Collins writes "In the first such criminal convictions in the U.S., two peer-to-peer hub operators have
pled guilty
to conspiracy to commit felony copyright infringement. The two men were subjects of raids last August after Department of Justice investigators downloaded content valued at US$25,000 retail from their servers, the Movie Room and Acheron's Alley. They face sentences of up to five years in prison, and up to US$250,000 in fines, in addition to the possibility of being forced to pay restitution to copyright holders.
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Re:Demand, where where is the (legeal) supply? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:$25,000? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Good. (Score:2, Funny)
Unless you are a government. When I grow up I'm gonna be a government.
Re:But they did perform the act (Score:2, Funny)
Fuck America ! (Score:0, Funny)
*raises hand* (Score:3, Funny)
Uh, that would be capitalism.
Now if they had lots of money, wore suits and drove around in limos the DoJ wouldn't even have arrested them. They would have probably just got a C&D letter in the mail or a call from their lawyer. Maybe next time they'll think ahead and sell their stolen movies for the millions it takes to avoid legal problems. Cuz we all know millionaires never break the law.
Re:Max 5 Years?! (Score:2, Funny)