Jail terms for members of the BitTorrent-based movie-sharing group iMAGiNE continue to set records: Wired reports that Jeramiah Perkins, who helped lead the group, has been given a 60-month sentence for his role in helping to record and distribute movies online during their theatrical run. Perkins' sentence exceeds the 40-month one given to fellow member Gregory Cherwonik, making it the longest American jail sentence for file sharing. In their original indictment (PDF), prosecutors accused Perkins of conspiring to record video and audio for a laundry list of movies, including The Men Who Stare at Goats, The A-Team, and other releases from the past few years.
Wired reports that according to Perkins' plea deal, he admitted to renting...
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