Software pirate gets seven years
Largest web based operation in the US
By Nick Farrell: Monday 11 September 2006, 07:19
THE MAN behind one of the USs largest Internet software piracy Web
sites was sent down for seven years porridge last week.
Nathan Peterson has been told to pay $5.4 million in restitution
and lose the proceeds of his scheme, which included homes, cars and
a boat. Peterson, 27, admitted two counts of copyright
infringement.
Prosecutors said Peterson flogged Microsoft and Adobe software at
huge discount on his Web site. They claimed it was one of the
largest cases of Internet software piracy they have ever
prosecuted.
SOFTWARE PIRACY
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Web Site Owner Draws 87 Months
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The owner of one the nation's largest Internet software piracy Web
sites was sentenced yesterday to more than seven years in
prison.
In addition to receiving an 87-month sentence, Nathan Peterson was
ordered to pay restitution of more than $5.4 million and to forfeit
the proceeds of his scheme, which included homes, cars and a
boat.
Peterson, 27, pleaded guilty in December in U.S. District Court in
Alexandria to two counts of copyright infringement.
Prosecutors said Peterson sold products copyrighted by companies
such as Microsoft Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. at a huge discount
on his Web site. Justice Department and industry officials called
it one of the largest cases of Internet software piracy ever
prosecuted.
