A Minnesota man pleaded guilty in federal court to selling pirated movies on the Internet, the Associated Press reported. This is the first federal prosecution this type of crime. Andre Pnewski illegally downloaded movies such as “Matrix Reloaded” and “Lord of the Rings” and reproduced them on recordable compact discs. He marketed the movies through eBay and e-mail lists. Pnewski’s sentence includes
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A Minnesota man pleaded guilty in federal court to selling pirated movies on the Internet, the Associated Press reported. This is the first federal prosecution this type of crime.
Andre Pnewski illegally downloaded movies such as “Matrix Reloaded” and “Lord of the Rings” and reproduced them on recordable compact discs. He marketed the movies through eBay and e-mail lists.
Pnewski’s sentence includes paying the Motion Picture Association of America more than $7,100, according to AP.
