He was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison and $ 5,4 million in fines for software piracy in California.
Nathan Peterson, 26, copied products from software development companies Adobe, Macromedia and Symantec and then sold them at a much lower price than the original, along with an illegal serial number.
The programs could be ordered from the iBackups website, which of course has not worked since then. The FBI began an investigation into the case back in 2003, which has only just ended with a final court ruling.
The recovery of the fine imposed on the software pirate began with the confiscation of its property, so Peterson’s property, vehicles and ship will be sold.
