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Feds Convict Warez Dealer
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)."
GNAA Claims Responsibility for Killing 3000 Blogs
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WHAT A FAG
He was a criminal. Criminals belong in jail. Hope someone takes advantage if his 'holes', if you get my dritft.
this is exactly the same information as we had yesterday. We just have to wait for sentencing in March.
-2MCM
Runnin' On Empty
If they were smart, they'd come for anyone who quotes Niemoller first...
Violence is simply more acceptable than depriving someone of revenue in the USA, and it shows.
Once purduephotog gets off his soap box, we will need to remind him of the parent post. There is nothing "Insightful" about repeating the first post.
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One must ask himself: If I cared so much, why don't I do something to make a change? Write a congressman, get into local politics, take up a career in law? Anything? No, I think I will karma whore by mentioning Mitnik on
"In one case you've destroyed an individual- taken his/her dignity, the right to be safe, the very 'temple' of his/her body with a violent act such as rape."
"In another, we have little bits of signal that have 'more' importance than the afore mentioned victim."
So since you're going for the moral high position here. How is ruining people's livelyhood any better? That "signal" must be worth "something" otherwise we wouldn't be repeatedly having this discussion five times a week.
"I have always been cynical and said everything comes down to money- religion, lawyers, corporations- it all revolves around that little dollar sign."
That's why the outsourcing stories get so many hits. Your '$' vs their '$'
"And it scares me."
Not as much as people to try to use moral positioning to earn brownie points with the audiance.
What? What's that, you say? You can be in prison for less than a year for beating the shit out of another human being?
Why, yes, because punishments are handed out by jury, by judge, based on the circumstances and situation of the crime! Or do you want an absolutist code for all situations?
Something is terribly wrong with this system.
No...you just need to paint the justice system as a bad guy because you don't want the free ride taken away.
The kind of economic sabotage that takes place when these major ringleaders are allowed to distribute pirate copies of software affects companies, employers, employees, their familes, the shareholders, and so on. It affects their livelihood.
I know it's hip and "intellectual" to hate money and stuff on Slashdot, but that's how the real world looks.
I think it's scary that you can get 15 years in prison for doing something that is generally accepted by the society!
If you would do a vote whether it should be legal to download copyrighted material or not, I'm quite sure that people would like it to, at least here in Sweden.
The state exists to represent its people, not to disallow them doing things which they themselves think are fair!
Really, it's just so sad that you shallow greedy don't or won't understand the real issue here. Face facts, the earth is round.
This is a political crime. Sharing software is free speech. End of story.
I looked over his bookshelf and found a surprising number of really high-quality texts on C++, which he told me he'd found laying around MacLean Hall or which someone was throwing away, or whatever.
He probably stole those, too.
How many signs do you need before you realize you're going to shitty graduate institution? Get the fuck out while you still can, do you need someone to hit you over the head?!? Cripes!!!! Get a clue.