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    Jail Time Over P2P Crime

    Chan Nai-ming, 38, who called himself "Big Crook" on the internet, was earlier convicted of illegally uploading three Hollywood films, Daredevil, Red Planet and Miss Congeniality, onto a website so that others could obtain them. Chan is the first person in the world to be convicted and jailed for illegal online sharing of copyrighted material using the BitTorrent software, said customs spokeswoman Glenis Liong. Chan was found guilty last month of three counts of attempting to distribute copyrighted material without authorization.  Magistrate Colin Mackintosh said Chan's act greatly hurt the interest of the copyrighted material's owner although he did not make any profit from uploading the movies onto the internet. 

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    "Big Crook" lmao !!

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    wow... getting sued for BT =\
    im guessing they are going after the uppers then xP

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