Girl Fined $71 For Recording 20 Seconds Of Movie

It’s hard to feel “sorry” for the movie-industry, regarding piracy, when reading news like this. For whatever reason, 19-year-old Jhannet Sejas thought it would be a good idea to record 20-seconds worth of the Transformers movie to show her 13-year-old brother later on. Bad move, and one she was arrested for. Yes, arrested… for taping twenty seconds of a movie.

She pleaded guilty and got off rather easy, with a $71 fine. Now, while I agree that she shouldn’t have recorded -anything-, given the fact that MPAA and others are on a power-trip, I find it utterly ridiculous to bring someone to court for a 20-second recording. How could the movie industry possibly chalk that up as an impact to their business? If anything, news like this will only make people pirate movies even more, just to spite these empty-headed corporate idiots.

When arrested on her birthday last month, the Annandale, Virginia, resident said she was taking the short clip with a Canon PowerShot to show her 13-year-old brother. Neither Sejas nor her attorney were immediately available for comment. If Sejas stays out of trouble for a year, the misdemeanor will be expunged from her record.

Source: Wired