Re: My Website Has Been Taken Down

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Steven Lichter <diespammers@ikillspammers.com> wrote in news:

> The problems I had with pirating was this guy running a wed site, he
> had movies, CDs and tons of computer programs, when he finally got
> busted and taken down; he had allowed D/L of millions of dollars of
> copyrighted program and music.  He got off with a slap on the wrist
> and a fine, no jail. 

Of course he didn't. In general, you only go to jail if you're selling 
pirated software for profit. If you're distributing it for free, as this 
guy was, the most they can do is make you pay a fine.