First Sentence Given in Music Piracy Case

The Advertiser reports that a music store owner charged in a multi-state pirated music ring that has been traced back to Lafayette was sentenced to one year of probation on Tuesday. The Alabama store owner, who pleaded guilty to dealing in copies of illegal sound recordings (bootlegs), was also ordered to pay $3,624 in restitution to the RIAA. Prosecutors allege that a ULL student, who has not been named or charged, made thousands of copies of illegal concert recordings and sold them himself and through other dealers.

Posted by AJR at April 16, 2003 11:26 PM