Copyright Infringement Bad; Hulk Smash!

[guitar814]

NEVER plead guilty! For example, there was a propaganda push that it is better to be honest with a cop if pulled over for a DUI. If you ever plead guilt for a beer or anything you lose your right to a deal or reduced sentence.

[Jibbler]

This guy was setup by Universal. Old school rippers know that the "counters" in screener/pre-release copies need to be blacked out for security reasons. The numbers are put there to identify the source. However in this case, the numbers had nothing to do with it. The counter was put in a different part of the screen as to identify each copy. So in this case, blacking out the numbers did nothing for the purposes of security.

Basically, the counter in the bottom right corner, went to one agency. The counter in the top right corner, went to another. A professional agency working in the industry isn't going to let their reputation be harmed by a situation like this. They cooperated as many places will do.

In addition, I believe that SMF, the group who released this rip, is actually a collection of gov't narcs, MPAA exclusives, etc. It didn't matter if he plead guilty or not, he was caught dead to rights.