Five men were convicted for their part in operating Jetflicks, one of the largest illegal streaming services in the U.S., officials said.
  • aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Mentally translating this as: Competition from the free market unfairly prosecuted by a tyrannical state that enforces the monopoly of “intellectual property” of corporations

    This is insane. This does not warrant a 48 year sentence; some actual rapists and murderers get off for less time. The “justice” system is a joke and doesn’t prosecute criminals. It prosecutes those that threaten the system.

    • blindsight@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Sentencing hasn’t happened yet; 48 years is the maximum, according to the article.

      Whatever the sentence is will be ridiculous since it’s just copyright infringement, but hopefully the sentencing goes to a small fraction of the maximum.

    • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I’ve read that some people are going back to simpler tech stacks, and it feels like they’re just leaving money on the table if that demographic continues to grow.

      Who knows, though? Maybe somebody new will fill in that niche.