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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."
GCC is free software right?
So are the hundreds of other tools?
Skippy.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
If you call (863)534-5888, or email them, the Polk County (Lakeland, FL) Supervisor of Elections clerk will tell you that Danny Ferrer, of XXXX Moore Rd in Lakeland, has been a registered Republican since 1994, right before the Republicans took over Congress. I wonder if Danny works with Hank Asher the other Republican Florida software bigshot?
BTW, please don't call and/or hassle the clerk. She's very nice, the info is public, but why slashdot her right before she takes the weekend off?
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And people offering pirated material over p2p programs aren't publishing it at a price (free) that undercuts people who invested their own time and money to bring something to market? Why should copyright law be focused on just making sure no money is made by anyone other than the holder? Can't you see what happens to that rule of thumb when bandwidth is nearly free?
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Nope, I would prefer a restructuring of the prison system, so that prisoners aren't sleeping on Sleep Number beds, aren't sipping on champagne for lunch, aren't surfing the internet during their free time, and aren't getting more amentities than the average mininum wage working american. That's where you free up the money to house more nut jobs. Make it uninviting, instead of making it the motel 6 for the inner city jobless.
That's strange, I could swear it says Interesting? Maybe your incompetence was the reason for your post?
/. trolls will most certainly mod it down as overrated because of their left wing agenda. Free the prisoners, they're all innocent!
But don't fret, the
If people weren't gathering around drunks, lots of bad shit wouldn't happen. It's gotta be a pretty purile mind that believes the best women can be found in bars getting plastered on screwdrivers.
There's nothing boring or wrong with finding a great high-quality girl and screwing her monogomously for years.
occultae nullus est respectus musicae - originally a Greek proverb
And the lesson of the day kids? Don't hang out in bars with drunk people! Amazing, morality will keep you out of trouble!
occultae nullus est respectus musicae - originally a Greek proverb