Police arrest and charge “maVen” of piracy scene

[jay2000]

For anyone familiar with the piracy scene, for years the name maVen has usually meant very high quality telesyncs. However, after investigations by the FBI and Canadian authorities, Geremi Adam (aka maVen) is facing up to 6 months in jail. From 2004 to 2006, maVen released telesyncs of the blockbusters ‘Bourne Supremacy’, ‘Collateral’, ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, ‘Chronicles of Narnia’,‘Underworld Evolution’, ‘Mission Impossible 3′, ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’, ‘Cars’ and ‘Superman Returns’, all usually within a couple of days of the theatrical release. In July 2006 however, maVen releases disappeared and we may now why know. According to reports, an FBI investigation in the US was handed over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in April 2006.

http://jayed.us/2007/12/08/police-arrest-and-charge-maven-of-piracy-scene/

[Dark Shikari]

‘Underworld Evolution’Wow, he should be arrested solely for his taste in movies... :D

[Shinigami-Sama]

wow
only 6 months?
then again I only see 3 decent movies in that list you posted, the rest are just flicks I turn on for background noise

seems like such a waste of my tax money to cater to the american movie associations

I'd rather see the RCMP you know, get rid of the two coke bars in my area than waste it tracking scene jockies...

[setarip_old]

It's good to see that "true pirates" are being taken to task...

[check]

'telesyncs' are handycam recorded video with stereo audio (from cinemas with headphone jacks for the hearing impaired). I think this person's arrest can only increase the average quality of pirated material out there ;-)