http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2004/050.html/ Here's the DOJ's press release for the charges.
It's starting to make sence why the Patriot Act was used. This guy was told to take down the episode download and he moved the site overseas.
Websites like this can make a TON of money off of Amazon affliate programs and the like. While I doubt he's a terrorist or criminal master mind, this guy had to know what he was doing was wrong and he risked getting raided by the FBI. A lot of fan sites are threatend with that if they don't comply with the C&D orders sent to them. This guy deserves what he gets, what a moron.
Something is fishy with this story. The MPAA is evil, that's a given, and I understand why they'd have it in for this site, but why would the FBI waste their time raiding this guy's home and investigating him if he wasn't doing something more than running a website.
There are plenty of sites that infringe on movies' copyrights and the FBI isn't raiding their homes. If the FBI was involved the charges have to be more than just infringing on copyrights. For that kind of stuff companies sent cease and deceits orders and force the site down.
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http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2004/050.html/ Here's the DOJ's press release for the charges. It's starting to make sence why the Patriot Act was used. This guy was told to take down the episode download and he moved the site overseas. Websites like this can make a TON of money off of Amazon affliate programs and the like. While I doubt he's a terrorist or criminal master mind, this guy had to know what he was doing was wrong and he risked getting raided by the FBI. A lot of fan sites are threatend with that if they don't comply with the C&D orders sent to them. This guy deserves what he gets, what a moron.
Something is fishy with this story. The MPAA is evil, that's a given, and I understand why they'd have it in for this site, but why would the FBI waste their time raiding this guy's home and investigating him if he wasn't doing something more than running a website. There are plenty of sites that infringe on movies' copyrights and the FBI isn't raiding their homes. If the FBI was involved the charges have to be more than just infringing on copyrights. For that kind of stuff companies sent cease and deceits orders and force the site down.