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$180 Million for Piracy Conspiracy
theCoder writes "According to an AP story printed in the Orlando Sentinel, Steven R. Frazier has been ordered to pay $180 million restitution for attempting to sell a device that would decrypt the satellite signals sent into everyone's homes. In addition to spending the next 5 years in Federal prison, Frazier will have to pay $500 a month for the next 30,000 years, though no one really expects him to live long enough to make all the payments. That value is based on estimated loses DirectTV and Echostar may have incurred had Frazier been able to sell his devices. Being ordered to pay restitution for actual damages is one thing, but paying for some made up number of future damages? Maybe if I catch someone trying to break into my car, I can sue him for the damage he would have caused if he succeeded..."
they don't put people to death for attempted murder, do they? that seems a little harsh to me.
No, but sometimes they do issue more than one death sentence. I guess they do that just in case being dead once already isn't enough.
Seriously. Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry? Do they?
Frazier will have to pay $500 a month for the next 30,000 years
Man this dude's gonna be pissed when we discover the secret to immortality in 50 years time!
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
>>There is something severely wrong about financially crippling somebody for life..
I take it you're not familiar with divorce settlements?