A judge has ruled today that Matthew Miller of Delaware must pay $210,000 in damages and court costs for selling hundreds of counterfeit copies of popular software on the auction site iOffer. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) adds that the software includes Photoshop, Office and software from Autodesk. Miller would pirate copies of the software, burn them to DVDs, and sell them to ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by canuckerz:
That's utter crap. That chick who just shared like 21 songs has to pay like 10 times as much as a scumbag who counterfeited programs worth 100's of dollars for profit. Something is seriously wrong with the US justice system.
Quote:
... Thomas-Rasset had been given the chance to settle for $3,000 to $5,000 earlier in the case. "Since day one we have been willing to settle this case...
Quote:you have to be the dumbest counter fitter on earth, $45 couldn't get me out of the bed in the morning.
Miller was caught after he agreed to sell $11,900 worth of software to an undercover agent for $45 USD.
Quote:I was not aware of that, she really is dense.Originally posted by canuckerz:
That's utter crap. That chick who just shared like 21 songs has to pay like 10 times as much as a scumbag who counterfeited programs worth 100's of dollars for profit. Something is seriously wrong with the US justice system.
No, something's wrong the Kazaa sharing moron who got caught.Quote:
... Thomas-Rasset had been given the chance to settle for $3,000 to $5,000 earlier in the case. "Since day one we have been willing to settle this case...
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:Indeed I agree with you, this guy gets away praticly scotch free for making dough from others software for like 10 bucks..hell I'm surprised people who got suckered into paying to a pirate didn't get jail time for this like others who don't know who's legit and who's not. The law works like shit, its broken this also shows men are treated with more respect then women, men are given lesser punishments while women get like Jamie Thomas over a 2 million fine for something similar but not making a profit out of it.
Why not charge him with 2 million and set Jamie Thomas free of fines!
Originally posted by Hopium:I agree with you but you forget the problem Hopium he was using another company software found a way to delete the DRM from it and sell it for profit, the good thing is the BSA I respect more is they don't go after people who don't know they are paying a pirate..also why it is that high is due to it was originaly from another copanty he is stealing profit from..even though in reality he sould be fined 2 million other then what was said. The price he has to pay should be what "File Sharer" Jamie Thomas has to pay and this ass hole should pay what Jamie should.
warez for profit=jail
ITS ALL ABOUT FREE fck this loser i hope he rots in hell he should have burned them for the exchange of a spindle of dvd's. this guy was making money off someone else work. but in reality no software is worth $11,900. and anyone willing to sell blatantly pirated software will have no moral issues with including litmus and starting there own private botnet to farm some cash for bail money :D
Originally posted by B33rdrnkr:quite the contrary, giving it away is distributing it free or no.
what a douche.. I would just give the sh1t away....
Originally posted by canuckerz:If you truly want to see a case of just how far out of whack the U.S. has gotten..google Morton Berger.
That's utter crap. That chick who just shared like 21 songs has to pay like 10 times as much as a scumbag who counterfeited programs worth 100's of dollars for profit. Something is seriously wrong with the US justice system.
Quote:Child porn is a interesting issue how do you balance out the the need for it and yet still protect minors. Well first off anyone involved with the production of child porn gets life(or a bullet in the head), anyone selling child porn gets life(or a bullet in the head) minors involved with it are checked to ensure they are not part of it and merely the victim of it.Originally posted by canuckerz:If you truly want to see a case of just how far out of whack the U.S. has gotten..google Morton Berger.
That's utter crap. That chick who just shared like 21 songs has to pay like 10 times as much as a scumbag who counterfeited programs worth 100's of dollars for profit. Something is seriously wrong with the US justice system.
Insanity.
Originally posted by llongtheD:Thats why lobbying is the root of the problem remove the ability of to donate and gives gifts of more than 5K for any person or organization, and if its found any organization funneling money to a single person or party not only dose the fed take the money the person in question is fired losing all befits, remove the ability for paid lunches. And for christ sake don't let any house/senate state or other wise politician become a lobbyist.
So who do you think is spending more money on "lobbying" politicians?
The RIAA, or the BSA?
Lobbying is such a great word isn't it? Yet another word made up by the establishment to make people think corruption and bribery aren't part of the process involved in making laws.
Seeing a case like this puts things into perspective, if only for a moment.
Subscribe to AfterDawn's weekly newsletter.
