FBI affidavit - Wired

fv.RELEVAIiIT LEGAL STATUTES5. Title a7, United Stat.es Code, Section 506 (a) (1) (B) and(C) state, in pertinent Part, thatAny person who wil1fully infringes a copyrightshal1 be punished as provided under section 23L9 oftitle 18, if the infringement was committed -**(B) by the reproduction or distribution,includ.ing any electronic means, during any 180-day perj-od,of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or morecopyrighted works, which have a total retail value ofmore than $1,000; or(c) by the distribution of a work being preparedfor commercial distribution, by making it available ona computer network accessible to members of the public,if sucn person knew or should have known that the workwas intended for commercial distribution.5. Tit.le 18, United States Code, Section 2319 (a) , (c) and(d) state, in pertinent Part, that(a) Any person who violates Section 505 (a)(relating to criminal offenses) of Title 17 shall bepunished as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d)and such penalties shall be in addition to any otherprovisions of title I7 or any other law.(c) Any person who commits an offense undersection So5 (a) (1) (B) of title l7(1) sha1l be imprisoned not more than 3years, oT finerl in the amount set forth in this t.itle,3r both, if t.he offense consists of the reproduction ordistribution of 10 or more copies or phonorecords or 1or more copyrighted works, which have a total retailvalue of $2,500 or more;