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Piracy Setup Discovered in WV Capitol Building

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the making-a-little-on-the-side dept.

arakis writes "Someone in West Virginia has apparently spent tens of thousands in state funds to acquire computers and video gear to copy movies and music. From the article: 'Ferguson confirmed Tuesday that his staff found the makeshift audio-video studio amid his widening probe into spending and other abuses at the state General Services Division.' Looks like some employees are getting the axe for everything from purchasing abuse to time fraud."

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  1. considering who low scale this all sounds by atarione · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm not sure why they needed $88K in computer equipment to copy 40 f'ing movies and 3500mp3's.... i could have got all that ++ for what ... $2K or less... I have encoded all my cd's to mp3 and I have way more than 3500 songs on my computer right now.... typical goverment employees, paying crazy high prices to accomplish something anyone off the street could accomplish for a fraction.... even when committing crimes.

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  2. Technology? by jmetcalf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When did West Virginia get computers?

  3. well it is west virginia by roguenine2000 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    lets see they found the pirate set up...what about the moonshine and incest setups down the hall?

  4. Re:I seriously doubt it by tacolicker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you're a douche.