A DIY News & BBC News story picked up by Slashdot reports that a Hong Kong man was charged for piracy relating to his alleged act of "uploading three Hollywood blockbusters to the net - Daredevil, Red Planet and Miss Congeniality."
...and beating me to the punch, the first person to comment there asks,
quote:"Were those films part of the evidence or his punishment?"
"...You know perfectly well what is the matter with you. You have known it for years, though you have fought against the knowledge. You are mentally deranged."
Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts
Posted - 10/25/2005 : 3:13:45 PM
At least they should count as time served. And I don't mean the running tim, but the perceived running time.
hentai_wolf
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
139 Posts
Posted - 10/25/2005 : 5:21:45 PM
What the article failed to mention was that he was actually a co-producer on those movies. He was just hoping someone would watch them. I hope they put him away for a long, long time.
From the "odd Google ad at the top of this thread last viewing" dep't:
quote:White Collar Defense Quality Legal Defense in Chicago by a Former Federal Prosecutor jamesashapiro.com
"...You know perfectly well what is the matter with you. You have known it for years, though you have fought against the knowledge. You are mentally deranged."
KurtVon
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
387 Posts
Posted - 10/25/2005 : 8:35:37 PM
quote:Originally posted by Paul LoJ
From the "odd Google ad at the top of this thread last viewing" dep't:
quote:White Collar Defense Quality Legal Defense in Chicago by a Former Federal Prosecutor jamesashapiro.com
Better than the "Prison Rape Elimination" one I got. I wonder what that suggests about what people say of the films.