The administrator of the torrent site will pay a fine for two hundred and twenty seven years
Boris P., administrator of torrent tracker GKS.gs, was sentenced by the French court to six months imprisonment and a fine of two million euros for 242,000 films, 240 concerts and 2,240 music albums illegally downloaded with his help.
Torrent tracker GKS.gs opened in 2010 and worked until 2014. The investigation revealed that from January 2012 to April 2014, 242,000 films, 240 live recordings and 2,240 music albums were illegally downloaded using the site. Instead of using data to target proposals for pirates, the right holders initiated criminal prosecution.
The criminal court of La Rochelle sentenced twenty-eight Boris P., the former administrator of the site, in the form of six months imprisonment and a fine of two million euros - the rights of the producers of copyright objects were violated for this amount. The lion's share of this penalty should get Warner Bros. - 470 thousand euros, Disney - 242.7 thousand, 20th Century Fos - 228.7 thousand, Paramount Pictures - 221.5 thousand, Universal Pictures - 172.5 thousand, Columbia Pictures - 158 thousand, Tristar Pictures - 11 thousand. The Association of Authors, Composers and Record Companies SACEM will receive 564 thousand euros.
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Boris is a French citizen, but lives in Hungary. According to him , over the past month, because of the case before the court, he has lost ten kilograms, and now lives on three hundred euros per month. In 2014, his income was 8,800 euros. With the help of simple calculations, you can find out that Boris will pay a fine for 227 years if he gives all the money for payment.
Torrent tracker GKS.gs opened in 2010 and worked until 2014. The investigation revealed that from January 2012 to April 2014, 242,000 films, 240 live recordings and 2,240 music albums were illegally downloaded using the site. Instead of using data to target proposals for pirates, the right holders initiated criminal prosecution.
The criminal court of La Rochelle sentenced twenty-eight Boris P., the former administrator of the site, in the form of six months imprisonment and a fine of two million euros - the rights of the producers of copyright objects were violated for this amount. The lion's share of this penalty should get Warner Bros. - 470 thousand euros, Disney - 242.7 thousand, 20th Century Fos - 228.7 thousand, Paramount Pictures - 221.5 thousand, Universal Pictures - 172.5 thousand, Columbia Pictures - 158 thousand, Tristar Pictures - 11 thousand. The Association of Authors, Composers and Record Companies SACEM will receive 564 thousand euros.
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Boris is a French citizen, but lives in Hungary. According to him , over the past month, because of the case before the court, he has lost ten kilograms, and now lives on three hundred euros per month. In 2014, his income was 8,800 euros. With the help of simple calculations, you can find out that Boris will pay a fine for 227 years if he gives all the money for payment.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/376765/
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