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Originally Posted by Failed
Christ, there are some serious crimes committed with less of a sentence. Not that he shouldn't be punished, but prison time for 1 movie, yikes. The movie and music industry are puppet masters on the level with the banks in this country.
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I know someone who got 3 years for using a credit card number.
So no I don't think this sentence is harsh.
The guy possibly committed more offenses than copyright infringement.
- He first had to steal a physical copy of the movie before he uploaded it.
- How did he get access to that? Did he commit illegal entry? Hack a database?
Violate the company's intellectual property agreement he'd signed?
- Then there is the "scope" of the offense. He provided the movie to how many people?
- Then he used electronic communication services to commit the act; a separate offense.
- Then committed that across state lines and most likely international thus broadening
the scope of offenses committed.
The reality is that if the book were thrown at him from every available angle then
he could have gotten a lot more time.