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0 pointsaes25613y ago0 comments

> He made a mistake. He should not be extradited and imprisoned in a foreign country for a decade for posting links on the internet.

He knew what he was doing. He is alleged to have made ~£150,000 in advertising revenue from the site.

He had his TVShack.net domain seized by ICE in June 2010. Any kid simply making a mistake would have given up at that point.

Instead, within a matter of days he set the site up again on a new TVShack.cc domain, adding a picture of NWA and the statement "F* the police" to the top of the site.

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jakejake13y ago

Is this actually true? Are there some links to back it up?

aes256OP13y ago

The judgment from the extradition hearing in Westminster Magistrates' Court contains all the accusations: http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgment...

The relevant US attorney alleged over $230,000 in advertising payments had been identified. When questioned by City of London Police in November 2010, O'Dwyer allegedly admitted to "earning approximately £15,000 per month" from advertisements.

The shut down of TVShack.net and reemergence of the site on the TVShack.cc domain with the "F*ck the Police" banner is also described.

jakejake13y ago

Thanks for the link. I guess you were originally down-voted because some people don't like a counter-opinion when it comes to file sharing. I have mixed feelings about sharing but the one thing I don't really like is when people are claiming to just "share" but are actually making a significant profit. I think if there is profit being made then at least a portion of it should be going to the artists.

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0 pointsaes25613y ago0 comments

> He made a mistake. He should not be extradited and imprisoned in a foreign country for a decade for posting links on the internet.

He knew what he was doing. He is alleged to have made ~£150,000 in advertising revenue from the site.

He had his TVShack.net domain seized by ICE in June 2010. Any kid simply making a mistake would have given up at that point.

Instead, within a matter of days he set the site up again on a new TVShack.cc domain, adding a picture of NWA and the statement "F* the police" to the top of the site.

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jakejake13y ago

Is this actually true? Are there some links to back it up?

aes256OP13y ago

The judgment from the extradition hearing in Westminster Magistrates' Court contains all the accusations: http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgment...

The shut down of TVShack.net and reemergence of the site on the TVShack.cc domain with the "F*ck the Police" banner is also described.

jakejake13y ago

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