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Old 21-09-2010, 12:18   #27
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Re: Set top box modders go to jail

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Originally Posted by Milambar View Post
While its good the person was caught, and sentenced, I do believe that the sentence was hugely disproportionate. Especially when some manslaughter, death by reckless driving, etc cases get a less harsh sentence than this.

Nobody got hurt, only the VM shareholders profit line.
ON Digital/ITV Digital went bust partly due to encryption being hacked, so it's a big issue.

I'm guessing it was a pretty big operation this guy ran and other things were involved,as criminals usually have their hands in other illlegal activities.
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