Operator of Jetflix illegal streaming service gets 7 years in prison
News Source : BleepingComputer
News Summary
- Kristopher Lee Dallmann, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was convicted in June 2024 of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement.
- Jetflicks operated for 12 years, from 2007 until its shutdown by the FBI in 2019.
- It offered over 10,500 movies and 183,000 TV episodes to its subscribers at its peak, all of which were pirated from platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, and Amazon Prime.
- In December 2024, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) also took down Vietnam-based Markkystreams, one of the world's largest live sports streaming piracy networks.
The ringleader of the Jetflicks illegal paid streaming operation, a massive service with tens of thousands of subscribers, was sentenced to seven years in prison.Together with four other accomplice [+2608 chars]
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