Owner of Ninjavideo.net sentenced today
 

WASHINGTON ? Matthew David Howard Smith, 24, of Raleigh, N.C., was sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to 14 months in prison for his role in founding NinjaVideo.net, a website that provided millions of users with the ability to illegally download high-quality copies of copyright-protected movies and television programs, announced the Department of Justice and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga also ordered Smith to serve two years of supervised release following his prison term, to pay $172,387 and to forfeit to the United States five financial accounts and various computer equipment involved in the crimes. Smith pleaded guilty on Sept. 23, 2011, to conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement.




Wow i hope he is a ninja in the showers.

He'll be in a minimum security federal prison.

14 months isnt even serious jail
but i would not want to be there..lol

Minimum security isn't anything like you see in the movies... Night and Day actually...

Adapt or do your bird.....

Yeah, a minimum security work camp, it's a hell of a lot better then county jail (well actually Alexandria's jail is one of the best in the state, lots of people dont mind being locked up there) so I'm sure he'll be happy, you get A LOT of freedom.

i believe it was fun while it lasts

Poor guy. I feel for him.

Thanks! These were the guys I was thinking of when the MU story broke - man that was driving me nuts trying to remember.

"pleaded guilty to conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement"

I like the way that sounds.

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Once again, this was done without SOPA or PIPA.

Hopefully all tubes, content thieves will perish and go to jail