- Sep 12, 2015
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This is not for anyone to support piracy, but as an example set for the future. Don't think for a second you can get away with it by making Youtube videos, this is an isolated incident.
A Czech man found guilty of pirating various pieces of software faced upwards of half a million dollars in fines from the court. After Microsoft, 20th Century Fox, and Sony Music demanded compensation for his sharing. However, since he couldn't pay it, the courts came up with a novel solution: make him star in an anti-piracy public service video, with a mandatory minimum hit count. If it breaks 200K, he's off the hook.
Although he may not admit too all of it, Jakub F was accused by the British Software Alliance of distributing links to copies of Microsoft Windows, and various forms of movie and music media over many years, aiding in the sharing of various copyright protected content. For that he found guilty and was given a large find like many pirates have before him. Instead of forcing him into bankruptcy though, the court took a different tack.
Jakub finds himself starring in his very own anti-piracy video called(in Czech) " The Story of My Piracy." If he can garner enough viewer for it, he will avoid having to pay a fine for his actions.
A Czech man found guilty of pirating various pieces of software faced upwards of half a million dollars in fines from the court. After Microsoft, 20th Century Fox, and Sony Music demanded compensation for his sharing. However, since he couldn't pay it, the courts came up with a novel solution: make him star in an anti-piracy public service video, with a mandatory minimum hit count. If it breaks 200K, he's off the hook.
Although he may not admit too all of it, Jakub F was accused by the British Software Alliance of distributing links to copies of Microsoft Windows, and various forms of movie and music media over many years, aiding in the sharing of various copyright protected content. For that he found guilty and was given a large find like many pirates have before him. Instead of forcing him into bankruptcy though, the court took a different tack.
Jakub finds himself starring in his very own anti-piracy video called(in Czech) " The Story of My Piracy." If he can garner enough viewer for it, he will avoid having to pay a fine for his actions.
What i did not get from the story is a dead line. I mean he probably will reach 200k eventually, i found it rather odd there's no dead line to this judgment. And save yourself from this situation! Just purchase the damn software and call it a day rather than went through all this painful! Do yourself a favor, just purchase the damn license for the software and call it a day.
