Dilly
msg:3447562 | 4:59 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
hefty sentence!
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pageoneresults
msg:3447564 | 5:01 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
lol, 20 Years in Jail. They make it seem so severe yet, from The Register... Typo-squatting grifter faces the slammer
[theregister.co.uk...] | The agreement talks of a sentence between probation and six months' imprisonment, but this is just a guideline for the judge in the case, who'll have the final say. |
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PoohBear88
msg:3447626 | 5:41 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
If it wasn't severe, then everybody would do it. I'm assuming 20 years is the maximum sentence, which won't be the ruling most likely.
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wariental
msg:3447654 | 6:04 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I wonder what the penalty for the same offense would be like in canada..
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physics
msg:3447670 | 6:12 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
The funny part is that it sounds like he was scamming scammers. [edited by: physics at 6:12 pm (utc) on Sep. 11, 2007]
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WiseWebDude
msg:3447698 | 6:33 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
WOW, 20 years! Note to self: don't scam/spam people.
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Dilly
msg:3447712 | 6:48 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
note to self: dont ever get caught scamming! Be the best at it! lol
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La_Valette
msg:3447814 | 8:10 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
| The funny part is that it sounds like he was scamming scammers. |
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Indeed it does. I would think that registering a domain similar to citysearch.com (as the person mentioned in the article did) would get you into trouble at least with citysearch if not the law...
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walkman
msg:3447906 | 9:29 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I hope he gets at least 5 years and that the FBI goes after those who reported him too (cybersquating is, of course, sleazy :))
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potentialgeek
msg:3447912 | 9:35 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
> 20 years is the maximum sentence Drama Queens! Reporters love to talk about the maximum and hate to say nobody gets it 99.99999% of the time. Or talk about sentencing guidelines which usually rule out the maximum as even an option. But the guy might get more than Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan. p/g
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pontifex
msg:3447937 | 9:55 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
very funny, thanks for digging that up!
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Compworld
msg:3447956 | 10:29 pm on Sep 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Pieces of garbages like this should get live in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Tapolyai
msg:3448052 | 1:04 am on Sep 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
He will get six months probation. Once he is done with the probation, he will get a round trip ticket to Belize (why round trip? Because it's cheaper than one way :)). He will retire on a beach with ample money. (Presuming he has been doing this for an 'extended' period.) As Mikko of F-Secure said it today, and I am paraphrasing - malware and spam will continue, because it pays. Rarely they get caught, and when caught they do not get punished sufficienty.
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koan
msg:3448074 | 1:41 am on Sep 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I don't know the guy was targeting typo-squatters so he has a sympathy vote from me... scamming the scammers is funny.
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the_nerd
msg:3448288 | 9:20 am on Sep 12, 2007 (gmt 0) |
| Once he is done with the probation, he will get a round trip ticket to Belize (why round trip? Because it's cheaper than one way :)). |
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he might as well get a round trip to Germany. All he needs to do there is 1. get a laywer who's out of work,
2. form a so called "Abmahnverein"
3. search the Web (.de-domains) for something that's not correct (and there is always something that's not correct)
4. send out letters damanding the addressee pay 100-200 Euro, sign a letter of complience (if breached, that costs 5-10 K per case then) and threaten to take the webmaster to court if he doesn't pay.)
5. order a nice set of wheels shortly after beginning. The advantage: it's completely legal, because it benefits the community.
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