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Five men face prison time for illegal streaming service Jetflicks

• tamimio 2y ago
  > As these convictions demonstrate, the FBI will indeed investigate those who illegally profit from the creative works of others. Do they? Has there been any case where the FBI investigated the "illegal" use of an open-source library/software in another closed-source software, where the license of the open-source one dictates that both should be open? I doubt it, unless I missed the news, or perhaps according to the FBI, writing software doesn't count as "creative work."
  • everybodyknows 2y ago
    > Evidence presented showed the scheme began as early as 2007. 17 years would seem a long wait for justice, relative to the lifespan of most software, in any case.
• SillyUsername 2y ago
  48 Years seems excessive. 10 years, maybe up to 20, including lifetime fines, but this isn't drug or modern slavery trafficking, manslaughter or murder. Throwing around this kind of sentence really does demean other crimes' jail sentences and tell you were the justice system's priorities lie.