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Feds Convict Warez Dealer

Posted by timothy on from the sympathy-glands-are-quite-dry dept.

XaviorPenguin writes "News.com.com.com has a story that says the DoJ has '...landed its first conviction against an American defendant trapped via Operation Fastlink, a multinational law enforcement effort undertaken against online software piracy. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa said that Jathan Desir, 26, of Iowa City, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in a criminal enterprise that distributed pirated software, games, movies and music over the Internet.' Desir is the first conviction that Operation Fastlink has done. He will possibly serve up to 15 years in prison when his sentencing is in March 18, 2005. Previous Slashdot articles are included here(1), here(2), and most recently here(3)."

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  1. Too eXtreme for /. by RileyLewis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was hoping that we as a society was passed the "add an X or Z to something to make it sound exciting" phase in our development. 1. Fire 2. Agriculture 3. Industry 4. IT 5. eXtreme 6. Time-travelling Deloreans 7. Rise of the Machines 8. Rise of the ancient Old Ones 9. ??? 10. Profit?

  2. Let's hope you're not next... by disc-chord · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "In Germany, they first came for the communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist, Then they came for the Jews and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics. I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak up." - Rev. Martin Niemöller.

    Next...

  3. Re:MICHAEL SIMMS EATS SPOONFULLS OF POODLE CUM! by the_mad_poster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    At least he has the manners to use the proper utensils.

    Get some culture!

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    Alito: A vote for Alito is a punch in the eye to put that bitch back in her place!