Software Pirate to pay $205,000 USD - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 23rd May 2007, 07:38

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/05..._to_pay_205k/1

An unnamed software pirate has been sued for his profits plus a blistering $205,000 USD fine, which was settled out of court on Tuesday. How's that for burn?

Neogumbercules · 23rd May 2007, 07:39

Serves him right. I'm not gonna stand on the moral high ground here and claim I have never downloaded anything, but I will say that I was never stupid enough to try and sell stolen materials on ebay.

Tulatin · 23rd May 2007, 07:59

That's pretty good, considering that half the time, buy a console with discs as a media on there, and get a spindle of burned games free, lol.

Kurayamino · 23rd May 2007, 08:44

But who would want to by NA in the first place? Well obviously someone but wow!

Bauul · 23rd May 2007, 08:47

Whilst I too am not entirely guilt free of downloading things, I would agree with punishing people who do it on mass, and make a profit out of it. For them to whack such a big fine, and for him to just accept it without argument (as the article would have us believe), I'm inclined to think $205,000 is probably quite an accurate and reasonable fine. Maybe in this case $505,000 would have actually been excessive, for all we know he made hundreds of thousands of dollars profit from this.

bilbothebaggins · 23rd May 2007, 08:54

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Originally Posted by article

One hopes that his profits weren't made from Norton Antivirus - having to pay $205,000 for that is a crime in and of itself.

Haha! I'll add that distributing NAV would certainly qualify as some kind of terrorism ...

Anyways .... serves him right. Selling stuff you don't own ... pff ...
(oc, owning stuff you don't own is another matter entirely

)

cheers.

Veles · 23rd May 2007, 11:58

People buy pirated software? Surely thats completely against the point?

Shepps · 23rd May 2007, 12:09

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Originally Posted by Veles

People buy pirated software? Surely thats completely against the point?

They might be buying it thinking it's legit i suppose. People buy pirated dvd's etc from car boots all the time though..

mikeuk2004 · 23rd May 2007, 12:18

I dont buy or sell pirated stuff but I have downloaded it but I dont distribute it to anyone either.. Pretty much everyone has downloaded something that they have not bought. But im really against anyone selling or buying pirated stuff.

I dont think the fine is big enough.

DXR_13KE · 23rd May 2007, 15:04

well done, guys like this make me sick, making a profit from the work from other people is just wrong.

completemadness · 23rd May 2007, 15:06

pirating software is one thing

making a profit on pirated software is another thing

pirating software is very shaky ground, but fortunately unless you become a large blip, your likely to get away with it
Start selling software and making a profit, your gonna become a target in no time at all

mattthegamer463 · 23rd May 2007, 23:38

I'm sure the guy deserved it, and its really not smart to sell pirated software. Everyone else is lucky that they have this warning.

I clicked on this article thinking it was about thepiratebay, because I saw the word pirate and the word "pay" is very similar to "bay", and I saw lots of zeroes, so I had to see what was going on.

specofdust · 24th May 2007, 00:23

Good stuff. I'm not going to be drawn into any morality of piracy arguement, but certainly any that exist stand on the idea of no-one making money from stuff, not on different people making money from stuff.

This person got what they had coming.

23rd May 2007, 07:38	#1
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23rd May 2007, 07:39	#2
Neogumbercules Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,494	Serves him right. I'm not gonna stand on the moral high ground here and claim I have never downloaded anything, but I will say that I was never stupid enough to try and sell stolen materials on ebay. __________________ Abit AB9 Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400, nVidia 8800GT, Seagate 160 GB HDD.

23rd May 2007, 07:59	#3
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23rd May 2007, 12:18	#9
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,045	I dont buy or sell pirated stuff but I have downloaded it but I dont distribute it to anyone either.. Pretty much everyone has downloaded something that they have not bought. But im really against anyone selling or buying pirated stuff. I dont think the fine is big enough. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

23rd May 2007, 08:47	#5
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Whilst I too am not entirely guilt free of downloading things, I would agree with punishing people who do it on mass, and make a profit out of it. For them to whack such a big fine, and for him to just accept it without argument (as the article would have us believe), I'm inclined to think $205,000 is probably quite an accurate and reasonable fine. Maybe in this case $505,000 would have actually been excessive, for all we know he made hundreds of thousands of dollars profit from this.

23rd May 2007, 15:04	#10
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,461	well done, guys like this make me sick, making a profit from the work from other people is just wrong. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

23rd May 2007, 15:06	#11
completemadness Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 887	pirating software is one thing making a profit on pirated software is another thing pirating software is very shaky ground, but fortunately unless you become a large blip, your likely to get away with it Start selling software and making a profit, your gonna become a target in no time at all

23rd May 2007, 23:38	#12
mattthegamer463 Mod Master Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,805	I'm sure the guy deserved it, and its really not smart to sell pirated software. Everyone else is lucky that they have this warning. I clicked on this article thinking it was about thepiratebay, because I saw the word pirate and the word "pay" is very similar to "bay", and I saw lots of zeroes, so I had to see what was going on. __________________ Latest Work: Boombox Build Project PCB- Complete Digital Picture Frame 2.0- Complete RumbleMouse - Complete Latest Project: TestPC- Complete Lian-Li PC7: C2D E6600, XFX 8800GTS 640MB, Corsair 2GB PC6400, 320GB Seagate Barracuda, EVGA 680i SLi, OCZ 850W

24th May 2007, 00:23	#13
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,607	Good stuff. I'm not going to be drawn into any morality of piracy arguement, but certainly any that exist stand on the idea of no-one making money from stuff, not on different people making money from stuff. This person got what they had coming. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!