Well, this has to feel good to organizations like the MPAA, who have been banging the drum about antipiracy laws that have some teeth. The first of five convicted operators behind the illegal file-sharing site NinjaVideo.net has been sentenced after all pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and copyright infringement. Co-founder Hana Amal Beshara, 30, of North Brunswick, N.J., will serve 22 months in prison, two years of supervised release, complete 500 hours of community service, repay $209,826.95 that she personally obtained from her work and hand over financial accounts and computer equipment. She was one of the main operators of the site, which gave users the ability to download movies still in theaters or yet to be released, with that business taking in more than $505,000 in income. The site was one of nine taken down in June by Operation In Our Sites, an initiative targeting online piracy that involves Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of Virginia made the ruling.


Excellent outcome. The “Everything Free All the Time” days are coming to an end. Slow but steady progress in the face of Big Tech’s propaganda and hysteria-mongering…
It blows my mind that Wall Street can rob, cheat and steal and nearly destroy the ENTIRE FUCKING GLOBAL ECONOMY, but none of those assholes, NONE OF THEM, is spending a day in jail.
But let’s nail these punk-ass downloaders to the wall.
Un-fucking-believable. Online piracy is the equivelent of a fucking mixed-tape. The more people listen to your music on Youtube, the bigger the audience at your next concert.
I’m sorry I watched Wolverine online. But guess what, I was never, EVER, going to pay $12 to see that piece of shit at the movie theatre.
The best thing to ever happen was iTunes and NetFlix. No more $18 for an album with 2 catchy songs. No more late-fees that simply gouge the customer.
People like going to the cinema with friends or loved-ones. It can be a lot of fun.
Just make better movies.
Yeah not really. Some dumb people got caught being stupid. This has zero impact on piracy, just like the stupid SOPA legislation
This is no different than napster going down. There are thousands of p2p ways of getting free tv/movies. This is nothing more than a minor speed bump for piracy.