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Theater Pushed for Teen's Prosecution in Piracy Case

by Tim Stevens, posted Aug 24th 2007 at 9:21AM

Regal Cinemas Pushed for Teen's ProsecutionTurns out the prosecutor who recently got a 19-year-old girl to plead guilty of a misdemeanor crime for recording 20 seconds of 'Transformers' wasn't necessarily inclined to actually prosecute the case. While Jhannet Sejas admitted to recording the snippet, she obviously wasn't a movie pirate looking to sell it on a street corner. However, Richard E. Trodden did prosecute the case and reportedly received a bit of pressure to do so from Regal Cinemas, the company that owns the theater where the transgression took place. It is also the largest theater chain in the U.S.

Thankfully, a compromise was found in the sentencing that enabled her to pay only a $71 fine, keeping Sejas out of jail and allowing Regal to send a message that filming any portion of a film will not be ignored.

From Wired's Threat Level

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Teen Guilty of Recording Movie with Digicam

by Tim Stevens, posted Aug 22nd 2007 at 12:10PM

Teen Pleads Guilty for 'Transformers' RecordingWe were somewhat disturbed earlier this month to learn that a 19-year-old girl was charged with a misdemeanor crime for filming 20 seconds of 'Transformers' on her digital camera. She was shocked to find herself facing a $2,500 fine plus a year in prison for her crime, and, frankly, so were we.

We are happy to report that she won't be seeing any jail time and her savings are safe. She did plead guilty, but won't face jail time. She was ordered to pay a $71 court fee and the misdemeanor will be removed from her record in 12 months.

From Wired's Threat Level

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Teen Faces Jail Time for 20-Second 'Transformers' Recording

by Tim Stevens, posted Aug 3rd 2007 at 1:02PM

Teen Faces Jail Time for 20-Second 'Transformers' RecordingJhannet Sejas, a 19-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, did something she had no idea would get her in big trouble. When the ending for 'Transformers' was spinning up to its highest point, she took out her cell phone and recorded 20 seconds' of the movie which, according to Sejas, was to show to her little brother.

Soon after, she was greeted by police, who promptly confiscated her phone. Sejas was charged with a misdemeanor crime and was banned for life from the theater. Even worse, the theater is looking to fully prosecute the case, which could result in a $2,500 fine and a year in prison for Ms. Sejas.

It's unlikely Sejas will see the full punishment as, by all accounts, this was a fairly innocent transgression. But stranger things have happened when it comes to the RIAA and MPAA protecting their copyrights.

From nbc4.com

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