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alp227

(31,959 posts)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 02:37 PM Jun 2012

Man convicted over website offering links to TV and video content

Source: The Guardian

A man has been convicted on conspiracy charges relating to his operation of surfthechannel.com, a website offering links to TV and video content.

Newcastle crown court heard Anton Vickerman's site had up to 400,000 users a day and made about £35,000 a month in revenue. While UK prosecutors did not pursue a case on copyright offences, Vickerman was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and faces sentencing next month.

The conviction increases pressure to halt plans to extradite Sheffield student Richard O'Dwyer to the US on copyright charges relating to a far smaller website. At its peak, O'Dwyer's site reached about 300,000 users a month and was estimated by prosecutors to have taken approximately £147,000 in revenue over around three years.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/28/man-convicted-website-links-tv-video



Meanwhile, name ONE banker convicted of crashing the economy.
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Man convicted over website offering links to TV and video content (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2012 OP
WTF? Stryguy Jun 2012 #1
THIS INCONGRUITY is part of the Tyranny. clang1 Jun 2012 #3
Tyranny clang1 Jun 2012 #2
This: harmonicon Jun 2012 #4
That is funny Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #5

Stryguy

(209 posts)
1. WTF?
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 05:43 PM
Jun 2012

Kill Michael Jackson and you get 4 years in prison.
Have a website with a link to one of his songs and you get 10 years in prison.

 

clang1

(884 posts)
3. THIS INCONGRUITY is part of the Tyranny.
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 08:13 PM
Jun 2012





It is not only in America where there is Tyranny. This is ALL the SAME Business at work.








Meanwhile....The Progress continues....


 

clang1

(884 posts)
2. Tyranny
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 07:20 PM
Jun 2012

Merely LINKS even...



There is a lot of bank fraud out there to investigate instead of this shit. And shit this is.











Meanwhile.....The Progression continues.....

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