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NinjaVideo.net Founder Gets 14 Months

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-pass-go dept.

angry tapir writes "A Virginia judge has sentenced Matthew David Howard Smith, a founder of the NinjaVideo.net website, to 14 months in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Smith was indicted along with four others late last year. The DOJ charged that they illegally provided copyright-protected movies and TV programs for download from the NinjaVideo.net website. The site operated from February 2008 until authorities shut it down in June 2010."

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  1. My mind is blown! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ninjas were actually.... pirates?!

    1. Re:My mind is blown! by Cryacin · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, they weren't actually ninjas, they were pirates DISGUISED as ninjas. I mean, who would expect a ninja to be a pirate? Fooled you now, didn't it?

      --
      Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
  2. most disappointing site ever by noh8rz2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have to say, when I visit a site entitled "ninjavideo.net" I have certain expectations... and those expectations were not met by what I received!