Music counterfeiter jailed
p2pnet.net News:- When police raided a New Zealand man’s home, they found more than 1,800 compact music discs and computers and CD burners, says www.stuff.co.nz.
Now the man, Seti Tofaeono, has been jailed for nine months.
New Zealand’s associate arts minister Judith Tizard “welcomed the sentence,” says the story.
Also known as Vile Felafoai, Tofaeono was ordered to pay $8,500 reparation, “to performers and companies he stole from,” says The New Zealand Herald, adding:
“The 46-year-old sold the pirated CDs for about $20 when they would normally retail for between $25 and $35. After burning copies, he used photos of the performers on the covers to make them appear genuine and sold them at Avondale and Otara markets.”
Also See:
www.stuff.co.nz – Man jailed for selling pirated music, August 23, 2006
The New Zealand Herald – Jailed music pirate ‘damaged own culture’, August 24, 2006
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August 24th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Yes, toss the real pirates in the slammer, leave us filesharers alone.