Justice Department Scores Criminal Convictions for Illegal P2P File Sharing

Two members of the file-sharing group Underground Network were convicted yesterday of copyright infringement that could result in 5 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, restitution and forfeiture of all illegally obtained material and the equipment used to copy it according to this InternetNews.com article. The two actually pleaded guilty. They owned hubs that provided copies of movies, games, songs and software worth millions of dollars through the sharing of such files through the hubs. [Dana Baggett]