Petteri Pyyny
26 Jun 2003 15:19
Kerry Gonzales has admitted of leaking the new blockbuster movie "Hulk" to the Internet two weeks before its U.S. premiere.
The New Jersey man can now face up to 3 years in prison and $250,000 fine -- although such penalties are highly unlikely to happen. Once the movie leaked to the Net, film's producer Vivendi Universal took quite rare steps to catch the source of the leaked movie and invited FBI to the investigation.
Gonzales obtained so-called screener copy of the movie in advance through his friend who works in the advertising company related to the movie's promotion process. He copied the movie to his computer and shared it with his IRC channel friends. He will by sentenced September 26th.
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