Virginia Man Convicted of Pirating $20M in Software
A MAN WAS convicted in a Virginia court yesterday for pirating $20 million worth of computer software.
The FBI and the software industry nicked Nathan Peterson after a long investigation.
Peterson will go to prison for between 70 to 87 months and will have to pay back $5,402,440.
The Software Information Industry Association (SIAA) said [.pdf] that Peterson sold pirated software using an online site. The SIAA said he was convicted under the Copyright Act, and he will be sentenced in the New Year.
posted by Fergie @ 12/14/2005 06:58:00 AM
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