First person convicted in Canada under anti-piracy law
A Calgary man is believed to be the first conviction under an anti-piracy law in Canada.
A Calgary man is believed to be the first person convicted in Canada under new movie pirating legislation when he pleaded guilty to the unauthorized recording of the Johnny Depp movie Sweeney Todd.
Richard Lissaman was arrested in a northeast Calgary theatre last Dec. 21 making an illegal copy of the movie.
The 21-year-old pleaded guilty on Friday, was fined $1,495 and banned from movie cinemas for a year.
Other stipulations for his one-year probation include being banned from purchasing, owning or possessing any video recording equipment, including one on a cellphone.
“We would have liked to see jail … however, this is a good start,” said Virginia Jones of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association.
