A man was jailed for four years for using filesharing program Limewire to steal other people’s identities. Gregory Kopiloff had previously pleaded guilty to using filesharing software to access other people’s computers without their permission.
In the past, people have been sentenced for using filesharing networks to obtain and share copyrighted material, but this is the first time someone has been convicted of identity theft. It raises many questions for the millions of users of Limewire.
Seattle resident Kopiloff would use the filesharing software to get hold of financial documents. Many Internet users were unaware that they even had Limewire or any filesharing software on their computers.
Kopiloff got four years and three months in jail for his filesharing crime. He had apparently turned to this sophisticated method of identity theft to fund his drug and gambling habits.
It’s great news that something like this can be dealt with in a court of law, but with most filesharers breaking the law as it is, it’s a bittersweet victory.
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