By ArticleSnatch on April 24, 2007
The leader of one of the oldest and most well known Internet software piracy groups, Hew Raymond Griffiths has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement charges, in one of the first extraditions for an intellectual property offense. Griffiths, a British national living in Bateau Bay, Australia was extradited in February 2007 to face charges in [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged Alexandria, Australia, cracked software versions, Department of Justice, encryption, large online computer storage sites, law enforcement, organized crime group, pirated software, Raymond Griffiths, Russia, security piracy groups, U.S. District Court, USD, Virginia, well known Internet software piracy groups |
By ArticleSnatch on March 30, 2007
An Indiana man was sentenced to over two years in prison for selling over $700,000 worth of counterfeit software on eBay, the US Department of Justice announced. Courtney Smith, 36, of Anderson, Ind., was sentenced in US District Court to 27 months in prison, a two-year supervised release, and will face fines and restitution in [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged actual retail value, Alice S. Fisher, Anderson, copyrighted software, counterfeit software, Courtney Smith, Criminal Division, ebay, factory management software, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indiana, information software, legitimate online auction, machinery, Matthew J. Bassiur, Milwaukee, online auction piracy, pirated software, Rockwell Automation, s Milwaukee Field Office, Sarah Barker, Steven DeBrota, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Court, United States, USD, Wisconsin |
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