A member of a US content-piracy group called the, wait for, Apocalypse Production Crew, could face up to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal copyright infringement last week. Barry Gitarts, who operated under the alias of Dextro, uploaded all kinds of unlicensed content, including music, films and games, and made it available to others via the "closed piracy ring". The US authorities have been targeted individuals involved in APC for several years, and Gitarts is not the first to be successfully charged. A spokesman for the US Attorney's Office said the pirate faced a maximum of five years in prison, a fine for $250,000 and three years of supervised release. Take note kids.
May 27, 2008
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US pirate faces jail
Barry Gitarts, a member of piracy group Apocalypse Production Crew, has been found guilty of criminal copyright infringement and faces up to five years in prison.