Sunday, August 27, 2006

pirated software

Life with the fast crowd
A US judge sentenced Danny Ferrer to six years in prison for operating a website, BuysUSA.com, that sold pirated software.  What was this guy thinking?  Selling Adobe Systems and Macromedia software on the web?  Anyway, just desserts for Ferrer, but it was one hell of a business.

Judge T.S. Ellis III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Ferrer to forfeit ownership of several airplanes, boats, cars, a helicopter and an ambulance. Among the vehicles Ferrer must give up are a 1992 Lamborghini; a 2005 Hummer; three Chevrolet Corvettes; a 2005 Lincoln Navigator; and a 28-foot Marinette hardtop express boat.

Ferrer has also agreed to surrender the proceeds of sales of two fire trucks that were also bought with profits from BuysUSA.com, the DOJ said. - MacWorld
8/27/2006 09:28:00 AM 3 Comments

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Anonymous said...

wow...

8/27/06, 1:52 PM
Anonymous said...

Hello Cayman Islands!!! Let's hear it for amoral (and very rich) bastards on the lam!!!
p.s. Yes, that's sarcasm.

8/27/06, 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...

Idiot. One less airplane, one contribution made out to "Clinton Library and Home for Future Unwed Mothers," and Scooter Libby would be charged with the crime.

8/27/06, 8:41 PM

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