I get putting away those guilty of violent crime, but for what amounts to a crime with no real victims (yes there are technically victims, but not victims like there are in a rape/murder case). I wonder if he will have the case heard by a higher court and have the sentence reduced, because 7-14 years is bananas.
I think the sentence is way too extreme, but we're talking about a bit more than "pirating a stream". They ran a for-profit piracy operation for over 10 years, selling subscriptions to "more than 1,000 pubs, clubs and homes throughout England and Wales".
It's the difference between someone copying some photo you took and posting it on twitter as 'theirs' vs setting up a business selling t-shirts, notebooks and iPhone cases with your picture on.
14 years might still be bananas, but let's not imply he just pirated some steam for a little illegal personal watching.
Cry me a river, Sky Sports, but the harm caused by these men is barely a blip on your bottom line.
Nope. But that is what you might believe if you try to turn to Kim Dot Com of a warezing empire to understand this.
As if the thieves make reliable news, y'know?