Software Pirate In Florida Gets 6 Year Sentence
Friday, August 25, 2006 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
A man in Florida was sentenced to six-years in prison after being convicted of several conspiracy and copyright infringement charges. The man made millions off his website selling software titles such as Adobe and Macromedia.
The FBI is currently investigating where he obtained the serial numbers which he sold with the software. Prosecutors say the man cost the industry more than 20 million dollars, but some say it could be more.
The FBI is currently investigating where he obtained the serial numbers which he sold with the software. Prosecutors say the man cost the industry more than 20 million dollars, but some say it could be more.
Alpha Tellurian
Reply #2 Friday, August 25, 2006 9:11 PM
Reply #2 Friday, August 25, 2006 9:11 PM
I wouldn't trade 6 years of my life for a plane.
Bichur
Reply #5 Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:25 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:25 PM
hmmmm.....
was a pc flight simulator?
or a full blown, strap in and hang on simulator?
was a pc flight simulator?
or a full blown, strap in and hang on simulator?
indigonecro
Reply #6 Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:36 AM
Reply #6 Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:36 AM
Wow... That's a hit in the @zs for just about anyone.. But, well deserved.
Just remember, Piracy can result sometimes in even more than 6 years. He may have even got off light in comparison to some.
Just remember, Piracy can result sometimes in even more than 6 years. He may have even got off light in comparison to some.
Buttermaker
Reply #7 Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:09 PM
Reply #7 Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:09 PM
A little sad when you think about it. 6 years in prison for selling a pirated copy of a cheap program, but if he was a child molester or murdered someone, then he probably would have gotten less time. The justice system is a joke and this proves it.
sTonEbLuE
Reply #8 Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:40 PM
Happens every day.....
Reply #8 Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:40 PM
| 6 years in prison for selling a pirated copy of a cheap program, but if he was a child molester or murdered someone, then he probably would have gotten less time. The justice system is a joke and this proves it. |
Happens every day.....
The_Muggar
Reply #10 Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:31 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:31 AM
I could be very wrong about this but i'm just saying what i believe:
I think that if you wouldn't buy a programme, for whatever reason, financial or if it just doesn't appeal to you, it isn't to bad to pirate/crack it. Companies wouldn't make any less money because you wouldn't have bought it anyway. It's a different story if you generate income from it or run a business from it but I, for example, am only 14 and there's no possibility for me to buy an expensive product such as Photoshop or Fireworks or whatever because it's simply just too expensive. Maybe I'm wrong, feel free to critisize...
T^&*H@#e_^^M$%U][gG;'a=r-_
I think that if you wouldn't buy a programme, for whatever reason, financial or if it just doesn't appeal to you, it isn't to bad to pirate/crack it. Companies wouldn't make any less money because you wouldn't have bought it anyway. It's a different story if you generate income from it or run a business from it but I, for example, am only 14 and there's no possibility for me to buy an expensive product such as Photoshop or Fireworks or whatever because it's simply just too expensive. Maybe I'm wrong, feel free to critisize...
T^&*H@#e_^^M$%U][gG;'a=r-_
Erk.
Reply #11 Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:44 AM
Then why
No matter how you look at it, The_Muggar ...it's still a form of theft, ~thereby punishable by law.
Reply #11 Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:44 AM
| if it just doesn't appeal to you |
Then why
| pirate/crack it. |
No matter how you look at it, The_Muggar ...it's still a form of theft, ~thereby punishable by law.
Bichur
Reply #12 Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:10 PM
And some places (and states) have jailed parents for crimes committed by the child.
Reply #12 Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:10 PM
| No matter how you look at it, The_Muggar ...it's still a form of theft, ~thereby punishable by law. |
And some places (and states) have jailed parents for crimes committed by the child.
Jafo
Reply #13 Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:03 PM
Reply #13 Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:03 PM
| I could be very wrong about this but i'm just saying what i believe: |
Yes and yes.
You are wrong, and you are just saying what you believe.
The first is an oft-used excuse for theft...the second we take your word on as being truthful....
The_Muggar
Reply #14 Friday, September 1, 2006 12:06 PM
Reply #14 Friday, September 1, 2006 12:06 PM
I hav just taken off all my illegal software (sorry stardock, objectdock plus and windowblinds were tempting).
I feel that it has come between my and God and broken my relationship with my heavenly father.
Also i think wincustomize has taken up too much of my time (im addicted) and im goin to try remove it from my life.
I just want to take all things that don't bring me closer to God away.
Sorry to all software developers...
the_muggar
I feel that it has come between my and God and broken my relationship with my heavenly father.
Also i think wincustomize has taken up too much of my time (im addicted) and im goin to try remove it from my life.
I just want to take all things that don't bring me closer to God away.
Sorry to all software developers...
the_muggar
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Reply #1 Friday, August 25, 2006 5:07 PM