Another EliteTorrents Uploader Facing 10 Years in Prison

Written by enigmax on November 17, 2007 

The fallout from the FBI raid on EliteTorrents in 2005 continues, with a seventh defendant associated with the uploading of Star Wars Episode III facing the prospect of 10 years in prison coupled with a $500,000 fine.

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Every few months it seems the FBI manages to come up with yet more people to charge in connection with Operation D-Elite - the joint ICE and FBI raids against the US-based BitTorrent tracker, EliteTorrents, in 2005.

Everyone charged so far has been accused of being involved in the uploading of Star Wars Episode III which, at the time, was a pre-release movie, carrying criminal implications for the uploaders under the Family Entertainment Copyright Act.

According to an announcement by Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a seventh defendant has pleaded guilty.

An Duc Do, aged 25, of Orlando, Florida, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Legrome D. Davis of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on a two-count felony. He’s charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and criminal copyright infringement.

Do is the latest in a line of people pleading guilty in this operation against EliteTorrents. Previous guilty pleas and convictions include those of Scott McCausland, Grant Stanley, Sam Kuonen and Scott D. Harvanek.

In this copyright case tried in the criminal (rather than civil) legal domain, potential punishments are harsh. Do is facing up to 10 years in prison coupled with a fine of $500,000.

He will be sentenced on February 27th, 2008.

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251 Dec 18, 2007 at 11:36 by reurigoobby

I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links:

252 Feb 12, 2008 at 04:54 by Heidi

Also, the fact I did collect this information was made perfectly clear in the legalese provided with the product.

Did you ever consider that *that’s* the reason why people aren’t buying your product?

253 Jun 30, 2008 at 06:58 by Duh

Who cares enough about that crap movie anyhow. Well.. besides MPAA and FBI - I.T. Staff?

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