Tag: "department of justice"

BitTorrent Pirate Gets 18 Months in Prison

An alleged administrator for EliteTorrents.org, Daniel Dove, 26, formerly of Clintwood, VA., was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiracy and felony copyright infringement. In addition, Dove was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and fined $20,000.

Sep 16, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post

Music piracy leader with ties to IRC pleads guilty

A 21 year old from Orlando, Florida has pleaded guilty to distributing music, software and gaming software in violation of the criminal copyright infringement laws. “We can find you, we will find you, and we will prosecute you,” says United States Attorney Paul McNulty.

Aug 26, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post