Posted 07/01/08 at 12:07:55 PM by Paul Lilly
In today's legal climate surrounding copyright infringement, one thing's becoming clear, and that's to take the plea bargain. Jammie Thomas, accused of illegally sharing 24 copyrighted songs, may wish she had if she can't get a retrial and remains liable for the original $220,000 verdict levied against her. Now it's 26-year-old Daniel Dove who's finding his legal wings clipped in court.
Dove, a former administrator of the now defunct EliteTorrents.com website, opted to plead 'not guilty' to felony copyright infringement and conspiracy charges, but failed to win favor from a federal jury and now faces up to 10 years in prision. Meanwhile, Scott McCausland and Grant Stanley, the two other administrators involved in the suit, each pleaded 'guilty' in 2006 and have already served their respective 5 month sentences.
The Department of Justice accused Daniel Dove of being in charge of a small group of 'Uploaders' tasked with recruiting members to seed illegal content to EliteTorrents' users. Much of the evidence used to convict Dove was supplied by the MPAA, and with another successful high profile conviction notched into the recording industry's belt, we can expect this trend to continue.
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/one4yu2c
[2] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/now_downloading_tereastarr_youre_screwed_mp3
[3] http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080629-jury-convicts-elitetorrents-admin-with-mpaa-help.html
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/surprise_riaa_ordered_pay_108k
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/copyright_infringement_hits_second_life
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/daily_news_brief_mpaa_miscalculated_college_theft
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