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BitTorrent Site Admin Sent To Prison

Marc wrote in with a Torrentfreak story which opens: "The 23 year old Grant Stanley has been sentenced to five months in prison, followed by five months of home detention, and a $3000 fine for his role in the private BitTorrent tracker Elitetorrents. This ruling is the first BitTorrent related conviction in the US. Stanley pleaded guilty earlier this year to 'conspiracy to commit copyright infringement' and 'criminal copyright infringement.' He is one of the three defendants in the Elitetorrents operation better known as 'Operation D-Elite.'"

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  1. New technology for prisons? by Jack+Pallance · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does BitchTorrent mean?

  2. Makes you wonder... by bobdotorg · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... what his, umm, sharing ratio will be in prison.

    Do you think he'll leave it open for peers after he's done?

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  3. Safe At Last by Phantom100 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I will sleep much better tonight knowing that this horrible criminal is finally behind bars.

  4. Re:"What are you in for" by Propaganda13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "And creating a nuisance." And they all came back, shook my hand,
    and we had a great time on the bench, talkin about crime, mother stabbing,
    father raping, all kinds of groovy things that we was talking about on the
    bench.

  5. Re:"What are you in for" by Xzzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uh.. this raises a question: Would he go to a prison with rapists, murders, and other violent people or would he go somewhere where he'd sit and think about what he did instead of worrying for his life?

    Dude, your terminoligy is wrong. Let me rephrase in a way more people will understand:

    Uh.. this raises a question: Would he go to federal pound me in the ass prison, or white-collar resort prison? (did you know they have conjugal visits there?!)