Steven Messina has tapped out.
The Staten Island recluse was recently sued by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for $32 million -- or one guaranteed purse for Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- for allegedly stealing pay-per-view (PPV) events and then uploading them to popular file-sharing websites like Pirate Bay.
After initially arguing that he was innocent of all charges -- and starting an online fundraiser to help with his legal defense -- a press release from the world's largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion claims victory for UFC, with an admission of guilt from the scurvy pirate himself.
"I apologize to the UFC for any damages incurred as a result of my actions in illegally distributing copyrighted UFC broadcasts. As a result of my confession for piracy of UFC's protected content, I fully accept the terms of the settlement with the UFC. I now realize the harm caused by my actions. It is my hope that I can use this difficult period as a learning experience as I move on with my life. I would also like to tell anyone pirating UFC broadcasts, either through illegal downloading or non-authorized streaming, that it is illegal and not worth the risk."
If you can't beat the game, beat the player.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed; however, Messina is expected to "provide details of his procedures that led to the unauthorized distribution of an estimated 200 hours of UFC content and will offer his records to the UFC to further prevent illegal usage or sharing of the company's broadcasts."
That means coughing up his computer and the details of all the barnacles who were attached to his streams.
One down, several million to go.
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Statistics: Posted by Kizzo — Sep 14. 2014, 20:46 — Replies 0 — Views 0
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