What happens to folks who pirate movies

[proud2BlibKansan]

Grandview man gets two years in movie pirating case

A Grandview man who was caught videotaping a Batman movie in a theater has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for selling counterfeit DVDs.

Robert L. Henderson will not be eligible for parole under the sentence imposed Friday in federal court in Kansas City. He must also pay nearly $25,000 in restitution to the Motion Picture Association of America.

Henderson, 42, pleaded guilty in October to criminal copyright infringement.

Henderson admitted taking a video camera into a Lee's Summit movie theater and taping "The Dark Knight" in its opening weekend in July 2008. The Motion Picture Association had sent investigators to the theater. They said Henderson attracted attention by wearing a winter coat despite the summer heat.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1760501.html

[WeDidIt]

1. They get charged with "criminal copyright infringement"

as opposed ot being charged with "theft".

[onenote]

4. theft is a generic term that refers to all kinds of misappropriation of all kinds of property

As in "identity THEFT"

[WeDidIt]

10. Copyright infringement is not theft n/t

[onenote]

13. it is a form of misappropriation of intellectual property

labelling it theft is not inappropriate. Theft is a generic term that can and is appropriately applied to a variety of misappropriations. I'm sure you've heard of "identity theft" -- referred to as theft even though you still have your identity after it happens.

[WeDidIt]

16. Labeling it as theft is inappropriate. n/t

[onenote]

18. if you say so, of course it is LOL!

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. He still goes to prison for 2 years

Who care what the charges are?

[WeDidIt]

17. If it were theft, he'd face five to ten years. n/t

[galileoreloaded]

2. Th cost of his sentance could provide healthcare to several families.

and all this for videotaping Batman.

And we marvel at our societal decline.....

[stray cat]

5. selling conterfeit DVDs - he was doing more than copying one movie to watch

[spanone]

8. don't do the crime if you can't do the time

[geckosfeet]

3. Meanwhile, Wall St. grifters walk free and take home million dollar bonuses.

[d.gibbs]

6. DO NOT COPY. Please don't take food from the mouths of Cameron, Spielberg et al

[geckosfeet]

7. God knows they are needy souls.

[spanone]

9. so it's ok to steal from those people? you are judge and jury, congratulations

[d.gibbs]

12. Perspective and Proportionality

[KharmaTrain]

14. Sounds Like Someone Dropped A Dime...

The investigators just happened to be in the theater? :sarcasm:

My bets are he was doing this regularly and someone turned him in. You play with fire, don't be surprised when you get burned.

[deaniac21]

15. I thought they turned into Errol Flynn.

[RedRocco]

19. he got off easy