Most Universities already know that this is a big problem. I think that now they need to get the packet shapers in place so they can deal with it which will cost them money which they need to allocate. Some Universities are already warning their users.
I've done this at my work over the past few days and at least once a day "someone" logs in and leaves 30 minutes later. One was an Agere card and the others were d-link cards verified by checking the mac address here. I didn't have a packet sniffer on it but I found it interesting that the hits were that frequent here in Downtown Chicago.
They probably used a method of "sentencing entrapment" to get him to plead guilty. Why in the world would someone plea guilty and get a felony on their record to 33 months when the statutory limit is 60 months? They probably threatened to charge him with a conspiracy charge and a copyright infringement charge (Title 18 Section 506(a)). They may choose also divide the dollar amount up so they could charge him 100 counts (based on the $2500 needed for the felony charge).
He bowed under their pressure and will probably testify against the members that don't plea guilty. There still isn't an indictment in this case. There were 70+ searches in Operation Buccaneer and only a handful have plead guilty.
He was convicted, he plead guilty and as a result he proffered everything he did to the government. They aren't going to change his sentence as a result of what he says here. He'll have to be consistent with his statements of remorse otherwise he might be accused of violations of Title 18 section 1001 (perjury).
Warez isn't theft. Theft is depriving someone of some tangable product. They will make up a name for this eventually.
Or you can go into your local Best Buy and throw a crossover cable between their high end computers, pop this CD into both computers and play UT against your buddy. You think the store personel would get mad?
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Most Universities already know that this is a big problem. I think that now they need to get the packet shapers in place so they can deal with it which will cost them money which they need to allocate. Some Universities are already warning their users.
I've done this at my work over the past few days and at least once a day "someone" logs in and leaves 30 minutes later. One was an Agere card and the others were d-link cards verified by checking the mac address here. I didn't have a packet sniffer on it but I found it interesting that the hits were that frequent here in Downtown Chicago.
This technique was demonstrated in "Badge of Deceit" - The Randy Comeaux Case, a "Forensic Files" episode on CourtTV.
He bowed under their pressure and will probably testify against the members that don't plea guilty. There still isn't an indictment in this case. There were 70+ searches in Operation Buccaneer and only a handful have plead guilty.
There is no parole in the federal system.
He was convicted, he plead guilty and as a result he proffered everything he did to the government. They aren't going to change his sentence as a result of what he says here. He'll have to be consistent with his statements of remorse otherwise he might be accused of violations of Title 18 section 1001 (perjury). Warez isn't theft. Theft is depriving someone of some tangable product. They will make up a name for this eventually.
Or you can go into your local Best Buy and throw a crossover cable between their high end computers, pop this CD into both computers and play UT against your buddy. You think the store personel would get mad?
He plead guilty. He waived his right to a jury trial.