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P2P Operators Plead Guilty

Posted by samzenpus on from the be-more-careful dept.

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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  1. More Bitching From An Outdated Industry by syberanarchy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    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.

    Sure. What's going to happen? Are they going to mow the lawns of all those poor copyright holders to make the money to pay them off?

    These people are ridiculous. The more they pass these ridiculous laws, the more they keep these lawsuits up, the more they will have the control they so obsessively desire slip through their grasp.

    It's no longer on me to obey your outdated copyright laws. It's up to you, the content provider, to make me want to buy your product. Oh noes!