Sunday, October 2, 2011

NinjaVideo "queen" cops to copyright infringement, admits $200,000 in earnings; ArsTechnica.com, 9/30/11

Timothy Lee, ArsTechnica.com; NinjaVideo "queen" cops to copyright infringement, admits $200,000 in earnings:

"Hana Beshara, the co-founder and public face of the NinjaVideo movie-sharing site, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement. Each count carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.

According to the government, Beshara has admitted to personally earning more than $200,000 from operating the site, and she has agreed to forfeit assets seized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year."

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