GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us about a story of a man that was making a living selling pirated software. Nathan Peterson of Los Angeles was handed the longest sentence ever for software piracy.
 The owner of one the nation"s largest Internet software piracy Web sites was sentenced yesterday to more than seven years in prison. In addition to receiving an 87-month sentence, Nathan Peterson was ordered to pay restitution of more than $5.4 million and to forfeit the proceeds of his scheme, which included homes, cars and a boat. Peterson, 27, pleaded guilty in December in U.S. District Court in Alexandria to two counts of copyright infringement. |
Prosecutors said Peterson sold products from companies such as Microsoft and Adobe.
Source: Washington Post
