An infamous US software pirate has been given a six year prison sentence after raking in $4.1 million from selling hooky applications. Danny Ferrer peddled copied versions of Adobe, Macromedia and Autodesk software on his site, buyusa.com, between 2002 and October 2005.
Ferrer, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of criminal copyright infringement following an operation that reportedly cost developers more than $20 million. The crook had amassed an impressive collection of loot which he was made to surrender to the authorities, including two Cessna planes, a Rotorway helicopter, a 1992 Lamborghini, an ambulance, a flight simulator and a 28-foot speedboat.
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