Copyright mania hits new heights. Watch the RT video and check out the BBC article quoted from here:
“Richard O’Dwyer, 23, set up the TVShack website which US authorities say hosts links to pirated copyrighted films and television programmes. The Sheffield Hallam University student lost his case in a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. If found guilty in a US court he could face up to five years in jail.Mr O’Dwyer’s lawyer, Ben Cooper, indicated during the hearing that he would appeal against the ruling. Mr Cooper said the website did not store copyright material itself and merely directed users to other sites, making it similar to Google. He also argued that his client, who would be the first British citizen to be extradited for such an offence, was being used as a “guinea pig” for copyright law in the US.”
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