Man pleads guilty in Megaupload case brought to US
ALEXANDRIA — An Estonian man has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a massive copyright-piracy scheme run through the now-defunct website Megaupload.
FBI issued an anti-piracy warning to MegaUpload.com in Jan 2012. shutting it down and charging its leaders with widespread online copyright infringement.
ALEXANDRIA — An Estonian man has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a massive copyright-piracy scheme run through the now-defunct website Megaupload.
Andrus Nomm pleaded guilty today (Feb 13) to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. He was sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
Nomm, one of seven men indicted in the case three years ago, is the first to be brought to the US to face charges. He was initially arrested in the Netherlands in 2012 and had been fighting extradition.
Prosecutors say the Megaupload website was cleverly designed to deliberately encourage piracy of movies, TV shows and music.
Nomm pleaded guilty under a plea agreement with prosecutors. AP
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