87 Months in Prison for Software Piracy
It always does my heart good to hear about instances in which the justice system works. Here’s just such a case.
According to a September 8th Department of Justice press release, Nathan L. Peterson, 27, of Antelope Acres, Calif. , owner of a massive for-profit software piracy Web site was sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison and ordered to forfeit the proceeds of his illegal conduct and pay restitution of more than $5.4 million.
U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia said, “Stealing the intellectual property of others is always a bad idea in any context. It’s theft. And, so, a sentence of seven plus years in prison and restitution of $5.4 million is richly deserved,” said Rosenberg.
I couldn’t agree more and can only hope that perhaps that news convinces the copyright infringing thieves to stop selling pirated copies of ebooks on eBay.
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