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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 12:01 am
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Originally Posted by anacapamalibu
Man arraigned on China DVD piracy charges
Randolph Hobson Guthrie, 38, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Shanghai last July and was brought to the United States earlier this month. A bond hearing was held in federal court in California, after which Guthrie was released on a secured $1 million bond. Guthrie was sentenced to 30 months in Chinese prison, fined approximately $60,000 and deported after serving his term.
Well, I don't think moondog was suggesting that you should, say, run an international piracy ring and keep a personal collection of 120,000 DVDs like this guy did.
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