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His California-based company processes more than 41 million pounds of e-waste each year and counts IBM, Motorola and Sprint among its clients. But an idea Lundgren had to prolong the life of personal computers could land him in prison. Prosecutors said the 33-year-old ripped off Microsoft by manufacturing 28,000 counterfeit discs with the companyâs Windows operating system on them. He was convicted of conspiracy and copyright infringement, which brought a 15-month prison sentence and a $50,000 fine. In a rare move though, a federal appeals court has granted an emergency stay of the sentence, giving Lundgren another chance to make his argument that the whole thing was a misunderstanding. Lundgren does not deny that he made the discs, or hoped to sell them. But he says this was no profit-making scheme. By his account, he just wanted to make it easier to extend the usefulness of secondhand computers â keeping more of them out of the trash. On Friday, 16 February 2018, 18:26, Tom via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 16/02/18 18:20, Paul Sutton wrote: > I know this story is from the US, but this seems the best incentive > ever to simply recycle old computers and use free software. How long > before they wangle some sort of prosecution in the UK or worse > extradition to the US. > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/15/eric-lundgren-e-waste-recycling-innovator-faces-prison-for-trying-to-extend-lifespan-of-pcs/?utm_term=.4f633b472fc9 > > Story posted to the freesoftware foundation Diaspora account. > > Paul > > Thats just demands money from me - any chance of a precis? Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq