U.S. Piracy Crackdown Nets 50th Conviction

[admin]

Operation FastLink targets organized piracy groups responsible for most of the initial illegal distribution of copyright movies, software, games and music.

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Christopher E. Eaves, 31, of Iowa Park, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for his involvement in the Apocalypse Crew, an online organization offering downloads before music was released to the public, the DOJ said.

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Eaves is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 10. He faces up to five years in prison and a US$250,000 fine.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131810-c,copyright/article.html

[Derree]

Ouch sucks to be him but I'm sure we all know the old saying about not doing the crime...