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At least that was Swedish court. Had it been in the USA they could have faced 4, 6 and 10 years of imprisonment, and $6.8 trillion damage to the RIAA and MPAA.
by Tooluka 15y ago
At least that was Swedish court. Had it been in the USA they could have faced 4, 6 and 10 years of imprisonment, and $6.8 trillion damage to the RIAA and MPAA.
- andrewfelix 15y agoI was thinking the same thing. I know prison isn't a wonderful place to be. But I think dotcom would be stoked with a 4-10month sentence. Having said that, it's still over the top for posting links.
- hessenwolf 15y agoI'll just leave this here: Israelis enjoying life in Swedish prison Three Israelis jailed in Scandinavian country turn down offer to continue serving their sentence in homeland, explain 'here we are treated with steaks, sex and private television airing World Cup games for free' http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3261698,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3261698,00.html
- dchest 15y agoHehe, there's this Russian comedy movie "Хочу в тюрму" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167231/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167231/) where a guy, after losing his job, sees a TV documentary about European prisons, and decides to go to the Netherlands from Russia specifically to try to get into prison.
- kevinh 15y agoOh please. $6.8 trillion damages? I thought HN was supposed to be free of hyperbole. This sort of speculation is meaningless.