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MPAA Sues Two Midwestern Movie File-Swappers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 30, 2006 - 7:41am.
Los Angeles - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) last week filed two copyright infringement lawsuits against individuals alleged to have swapped movies over Internet file-sharing networks. Tara Brown, of Omaha, Nebr. and Nada Stjelja, of Highland, Indiana each face up to five years in prison and fines of up to $150,000 if they choose not to settle with the MPAA and lose their cases in court. "Internet piracy is happening in cities all across America, from Omaha, Nebraska to Altoona, Iowa," said MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman. "We won't stand by while people steal valuable copyrighted material with no regard whatsoever for the law or for the rights of creative people to be paid for their efforts."
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