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15 months in jail for porn and videogames photo

A Bristol man has won himself fifteen months of prison for a stockpile of pirated videogames, movies and delicious pornography. 51-year-old Gary Boulter of Thornbury was found guilty of running a copying "factory" in his home.

Trading standards received a tip-off about Boulter's activities, and he has admitted to possessing illegal media worth more than £50,000 in total. He has been found guilty of 23 offenses committed from a room in his house that was given over to the copying of the material, which he then sold to his friends. 

Boulter claims that the copying of games and movies was a "hobby" and that he never charged for his dodgy discs. With 2,300 game and film copies in his house, along with 500 blank DVD-Rs, that's quite the expensive non-profit hobby. Should have stuck to Warhammer

In other news, if anybody wants some cheap copies of Spunks-A-Lordy II: The Slaggiest Muff Festival in Croydon, I can sort you out.


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Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 13:05
Gameboi
Sounds like he got greedy, which led to his downfall. Tsk, tsk...
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 13:11
free touch
Good, I hate people that sell shit they steal online.

Some guy was doing that at the last toy convention I went to.

He was literally selling nes emulators and roms on a disc for $25.

Although have 500 blank dvd-r's isn't that bad. I mean, if i see a sale, I'm gonna stock-pile.
dronkmunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 13:24
dronkmunk
Uh oh...
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 13:29
falinter
just delete your crap when your done watching it/playing it man and you wouldn't be in this situation.

Greedy motherfucker.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 13:40
mix
Crazy stuff, oh well.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 13:41
Demtor
Sounds like he needs a new hobby. I'm sure he'll discover all sorts of new illegal activities while behind bars.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 14:04
Holyetheline
Dude this guy got owned.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 14:30
pendelton21
"Delicious pornography" is one horrifying phrase.
jebussaves88's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 15:10
jebussaves88
Croydon aye? Saucy...
Kasmodiah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 15:59
Kasmodiah
I don't get it. Why would anyone pay him for a copy? Aren't there any good internet connections in Bristol?
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 18:21
TrailerParkJesus
15 months?!! That's it? That's nothing
vertice's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 18:26
vertice
I wonder if he was a MAME rom burner.
fraunkd's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 18:48
fraunkd
hmm... 15 months you say? and for pirating porn and the like found stockpiled on his computer? i...gotta go and take care of something real quick (i was never here and i have no idea of what you guys are talking about).
niacin's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 19:15
niacin
When you said jailed for porn I was worried they had finally tried to charge someone under that mad law criminalising 'extreme pornography' BBC Story

Thankfully it's just another idiot who tried to make his fortune through piracy.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 19:46
GohanGVO
Real pornnoisseurs hide their stash under C:/My Computer/Files/More Files/IE Settings/Microsoft Hotfix/Cookies/a98dihn/Files/THE GOOD STUFF
keefles's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 22:30
keefles
Gohan, uh oh, your gonna be featured in Destructoid in a few months...
Gorelord's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2008 22:49
Gorelord
i bet ive got way more porn than that guy.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/28/2008 03:26
Aziel13
I need a copy of the first one
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/28/2008 03:47
JustLikeBuck
I read this, then saw this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7585431.stm (BBC: Crowding hits jail's performance).

They could have made him hand over 75% of all profits, and the copyright owners would still make some money. Now his customers are in the wind, and no doubt ready to give £50k to a different (harder to track) pirate.
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