Woman convicted in software theft ring
An AP newswire article, via The Globe and Mail, reports that:
A Pennsylvania woman was convicted Tuesday of being part of what U.S. federal prosecutors said was a widespread software piracy ring.
Carol Szoke, 62, of Nazareth, Pa., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
Federal prosecutors said Szoke was a participant in the "warez scene" an underground on-line community that illegally distributed copyrighted software on the Internet. Certain participants were able to access the software, video games, DVD movies and MP3 music files, often before they were made available to the public. Authorities said other participants then reproduced and distributed the pirated software.
"Stealing the intellectual property of others is no different from any other form of thievery," U.S. Attorney Kevin J. O'Connor stated. "It is a priority of this Office and the Department of Justice to protect the intellectual property rights of our nation's inventors and creators."
posted by Fergie @ 9/28/2005 12:52:00 PM
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