A settlement has been announced between the Federal Trade Commission and a scam artist who'd been duping P2P users by inducing illegal downloads of copyrighted material with guarantees of legal immunity.
The scammer, Cashier Myricks, who had operated "mp3downloadcity.com" agreed not to misrepresent his service and to refund $15,000 to over 600 customers who signed up before an injuction was granted in September of last year.
According to the complaint, Cashier Myricks charged $24.95 for a membership, which actually got the customer a tutorial on the use of free p2p file-sharing software and claimed that downloads of video and audio files, including movies and songs, were 100% legal.
• AND BEST OF ALL PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING SUED FOR USING OUR SOFTWARE. YES! IT IS 100% LEGAL;
• Why Are We The #1 Free MP3 Music Download Site?
• Download and Watch DVDs and Movies Still in Theaters; and
• Rest assured that File-Sharing is 100% legal.
• 250% Faster Than Any Other Download Site!
As part of the settlement, Myricks must now disclose the civil and criminal liability of downloading copyrighted material without permission.
[via Slyck]
