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Anaheim Man Arrested In Game Console Hack

Posted By Eileen Peck on Aug 11, 2009 6:00am PDT
Anaheim Man Arrested In Game Console Hack

Anaheim Man Arrested In Game Console Hack

Homeland Security officers arrested Matthew Crippen, 27, of Anaheim, last week on charges that he was hacking game consoles so players could use pirated software on the machines. Crippen is a student at Cal State Fullerton and at the time of his arrest had about a dozen game consoles at his home. Authorities say that Crippen would charge about $30 to modify the consoles to circumvent copyright protection. Crippen is charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and faces 10 years in federal prison if convicted on the charges.

If you've been arrested for criminal violations of the federal copyright law, or on charges related to computer piracy or Internet-related crimes, Los Angeles federal criminal defense attorney Robert Michael Helfend can help you prepare an effective defense.

Federal prosecutors are known to be over-zealous in their prosecution of copyright violations. Mr. Helfend will work to get these charges against you reduced or dropped. Many copyright violations have been elevated to the level of criminal activity due in large measure to strong advocacy on the part of the software publishers. In reality, many of these offenses are civil in nature and don't belong in a criminal courtroom.

Don't allow an overzealous prosecutor to take your freedom. Contact Robert Helfend today and put an aggressive federal criminal defense attorney to work on your case.

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