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Man Gets 6 Years for Software Piracy
smooth wombat writes "In what prosecutors are calling 'the ultimate case', a Florida man has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling illegal copies of computer programs. From the article: 'Danny Ferrer, of Lakeland, Fla., pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy and copyright infringement charges after an FBI investigation of his Web site, BuysUSA.com. Ferrer also was ordered to pay more than $4.1 million in restitution to software makers Adobe Systems Inc., Autodesk, and Macromedia Inc.' The judge ordered that items he bought with the money, including airplanes, a Lamborghini and other cars, be sold off to pay for the restitution."
Once again, not really news. This doesn't change anything, selling bootlegs, pirate copies etc has always been a criminal act, and even if restrictions on downloading or trading with friends are legislated, selling someone elses work will still be punished.
Food not Bombs is a nice platitude but it breaks down when you notice that the Bombees are usually well fed
Wow, sure killed that one didn't you? heh.
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Imagine getting into a bar fight and by way of a freak accident, you kill a man with a single punch. Do you think that you deserve to get locked up for life?
No, you would go through a swashbuckling adventure with a den of thieves while being transported between prisons, run slow-motion with a huge explosion behind you, and come crash-landing right in the middle of the Vegas strip - just like Nicolas Cage did.
There are a huge number of yeast infections in this county. Probably because we're downriver from the bread factory.