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>> Seven employees and managers of Spanish company Engel Systems SL received fines ranging from 540 euros to 7,290 euros for their part in the sale of pirate de
by sandworm101 3y ago
>> Seven employees and managers of Spanish company Engel Systems SL received fines ranging from 540 euros to 7,290 euros for their part in the sale of pirate decoders, plus IPTV boxes and services, through their company over eight years ago.
540 euros? I've seen speeding tickets for more. I haven't gotten one myself but have been physically near to people when they have (sportbikes). Fines like this will do nothing to dissuade people. Imho, this is tantamount to decriminalization of piracy.
- dmix 3y agoThe company itself also got fined $600k... employees getting fined too is rare so that's definitely a deterrence
- chmod775 3y agoFor all you know that's the fine their intern got who was making 250 Euro / month at the time and has been unemployed since. Also note this in the article: > The company’s directors were disqualified for seven years, but after certain compensation was paid and the lengthy prosecution delay was factored in, none of those convicted received a prison sentence. Sounds to me like "getting dragged through courts for 9 years" was factored into their punishment. Fines/punishments for individuals handed out by courts are based on the personal situation of those individuals, the degree of their complicity, and many other factors. If you're wealthy fines are going to be substantially higher than if you're making minimum wage. Also if you go in with an obvious and intentional disregard for the law because you do not care about fines, you're gonna wish you hadn't when the court is done listing the digits. Possibly they'll lock you up to boot.