The crime was quite sizeable involving millions of dollars, a lot of employees etc.. It was not so much 'grey' as you can't facilitate the distribution of copyrighted stuff - and they were brazen about it.
If it were some hacker or kid in a basement, then yes, it would be more nuanced.
I respect the fact we still need ongoing discussion about the meaning of copyright beyond our era ... but this guy I think was breaking the law.
I hope he doesn't get one of those 4000-year American style sentences, you know, where they give you '10 years' for each movie downloaded though ... that stuff the American prosecutors do is ridiculous.
If it were some hacker or kid in a basement, then yes, it would be more nuanced.
I respect the fact we still need ongoing discussion about the meaning of copyright beyond our era ... but this guy I think was breaking the law.
I hope he doesn't get one of those 4000-year American style sentences, you know, where they give you '10 years' for each movie downloaded though ... that stuff the American prosecutors do is ridiculous.