Convicted movie pirate dies in jail

Colin Dunstan · 03-02-2005, 11:32 PM

Is this the hidden death penalty for those who dare to copy films?

Convicted US pirate Russell Sprague has been found dead in his prison cell of a suspected heart attack. Sprague had been convicted of both copying and distributing over 134 film preview tapes (including hits as Kill Bill and Mystic River) and was scheduled to be sentenced in less than three weeks (21 March). Sprague had pleaded guilty of one count of copyright infringement and Sprague could have faced up to a maximum of three years if he had lived to the sentencing date.

Read the full story at cdfreaks.com.

03-02-2005, 11:32 PM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Convicted movie pirate dies in jail Is this the hidden death penalty for those who dare to copy films? Convicted US pirate Russell Sprague has been found dead in his prison cell of a suspected heart attack. Sprague had been convicted of both copying and distributing over 134 film preview tapes (including hits as Kill Bill and Mystic River) and was scheduled to be sentenced in less than three weeks (21 March). Sprague had pleaded guilty of one count of copyright infringement and Sprague could have faced up to a maximum of three years if he had lived to the sentencing date. Read the full story at cdfreaks.com.

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