[Reader-list] ARIZONA STUDENT SENTENCED FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS

[Adreesh Katyal]

ARIZONA STUDENT SENTENCED FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS

A student at the University of Arizona who pleaded guilty to
unauthorized possession of copyrighted movies and music has been
sentenced to three months in prison, three years' probation, and 200
hours of community service. The 18-year-old student, Parvin Dhaliwal,
was also fined $5,400. Andrew Thomas, attorney for Maricopa County,
noted that illegal possession of intellectual property is a felony.
Thomas said some of the movies Dhaliwal had copies of were, at the
time, only being shown in theaters. Dhaliwal was also ordered to take a
copyright course at the University of Arizona and not to use
file-sharing programs.

Associated Press, 17 February 2005
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=2934754