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L.A. movie pirate gets seven years
December 4, 2006 05:45:45
By Carl DiOrio
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A Hollywood man accused of using a video camcorder to record movies has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison.
Johnny Ray Gasca was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson after a jury found him guilty of three misdemeanor counts of copyright infringement related to his covert use of a camcorder in movie theaters.
Gasca was arrested by state authorities in September 2002 after being ejected from a private screening of "The Core." He was carrying a black leather bag containing expensive recording equipment.
Gasca subsequently fled custody for 15 months, authorities said.
"This sentence marks the conclusion of a lengthy investigation and trial involving charges of copyright infringement, witness intimidation and escape," said J. Stephen Tidwell, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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Looks good Ruth. :)
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