Software Pirate In Florida Gets 6 Year Sentence

Published on August 25, 2006 By Island Dog In 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.

Comments

MarkSnyder61

on Aug 25, 2006

What an idiot!

Alpha Tellurian

on Aug 25, 2006

I wouldn't trade 6 years of my life for a plane.

Black_Vper PcG

on Aug 26, 2006

Never mind.

Floressss

on Aug 26, 2006

The karma would not be worth it.

Bichur

on Aug 26, 2006

hmmmm.....

was a pc flight simulator?
or a full blown, strap in and hang on simulator?

Vailene

on Aug 27, 2006

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.

Buttermaker

on Aug 27, 2006

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

on Aug 27, 2006

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.....

seldomseen

on Aug 28, 2006

Legally right vs Morally right

The_Muggar

on Aug 31, 2006

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...

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Erk.

on Aug 31, 2006

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

on Aug 31, 2006

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

on Aug 31, 2006

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

on Sep 01, 2006

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

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