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blackmonsters

01-05-2013 12:49 PM

IMAGiNE owner sentenced to 5 years in prison on a piracy charge

Gee, just a little "time shifting" in the cloud bro.

:1orglaugh

http://news.yahoo.com/leader-online-...195419817.html

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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jeremiah B. Perkins, the former leader of internet movie group IMAGiNE, was sentenced to five years in prison on a piracy charge, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

Perkins, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement in August.

In addition to the prison sentence, Perkins was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution.

The five-year prison sentence and three years supervised release represent the maximum sentence that Perkins faced, but he could have received a maximum fine of $250,000.

blackmonsters

01-05-2013 12:51 PM

Oops!

I said "owner" in the title but it says "Leader" in the article.

I don't want to get sued for misrepresenting him.

woj	01-05-2013 12:52 PM

40 years old? wtf? It's not like the guy was making any $$ from it... or was he?

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

01-05-2013 12:54 PM

ADG

L-Pink

01-05-2013 01:04 PM

Good!

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DWB	01-05-2013 01:06 PM

Poor guy. He should have used Gideon Gallbladder for his legal council.

HushMoney

01-05-2013 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DWB (Post 19410271)

Poor guy. He should have used Gideon Gallbladder for his legal council.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

livexxx

01-05-2013 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by woj (Post 19410257)

40 years old? wtf? It's not like the guy was making any $$ from it... or was he?

LOL, its not like he was stealing or anything.

The saying goes, dont do the crime if you cant do the time. The laws and penitude were in place before the offence so basically tough shit.

Barefootsies

01-05-2013 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DWB (Post 19410271)

Poor guy. He should have used Gideon Gallbladder for his legal council.

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woj	01-05-2013 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by livexxx (Post 19410861)

LOL, its not like he was stealing or anything.

what I said didn't quite come out right, heh

I always thought these release groups are not much more than a hobby, I thought they all just do it for some online rep and shits and giggles, any financial gain is minimal... so you gotta be pretty damn retarded to get 5 years for a hobby like that, especially if you are 40 years old...

HBKKH

01-06-2013 04:57 AM

Yarrrrr....Pirate be headin to jail

crazydollars

01-06-2013 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by blackmonsters (Post 19410253)

The five-year prison sentence and three years supervised release represent the maximum sentence that Perkins faced

So he pleaded guilty and got max sentence?

Good deal. Not.

JFK	01-06-2013 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by crazydollars (Post 19411183)

So he pleaded guilty and got max sentence?

Good deal. Not.

Good Lawyer ? NOT :2 cents:

crazydollars

01-06-2013 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JFK (Post 19411191)

Good Lawyer ? NOT :2 cents:

lawyer has nothing to do with this

when you make a deal with a district attorney they don't ask for max sentence

blackmonsters

01-06-2013 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazydollars (Post 19411183)

So he pleaded guilty and got max sentence?

Good deal. Not.

What charges did they NOT file!

You might want to get that list before you jump the gun.

Since the guy is using the internet the following charge is always a possibility :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_and_wire_fraud

Quote:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.

mafia_man

01-06-2013 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by woj (Post 19410257)

40 years old? wtf? It's not like the guy was making any $$ from it... or was he?

Don't be fooled. Release groups make bank selling 0day FTP accounts etc.

livexxx

01-06-2013 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by woj (Post 19410880)

Just because it is a Hobby will not wash with a judge, nor would the lack of revenue (although unlikely). Seemed a pretty serious, organised and concerted attempt. I can bet the prosecution just takes 50,000 downloads and multiplies that into lost DVD or cinema ticket sales and all of a sudden there is large values floating around.

Torrent seeding and fining the downloader is also becoming a huge growth business generating vast amounts of cash for the various partners.

EddyTheDog

01-06-2013 11:40 AM

I assume the lack of revenue was reflected in the relatively small fine.

5 years defiantly sends a warning....

blackmonsters

01-06-2013 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EddyTheDog (Post 19411472)

I assume the lack of revenue was reflected in the relatively small fine.

5 years defiantly sends a warning....

"Revenue made" has nothing to do with whether or not piracy occurred.
Opening the vault and giving away the stash for free is still theft.

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