Jesus' employees arrested for piracy...(Crucify, them !)

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Gibson's company sues over alleged piracy
March 5, 2004

Associated Press


LOS ANGELES — Mel Gibson's film distribution company is suing a Hollywood post-production facility where three former employees allegedly made pre-release copies of "The Passion of the Christ." Icon Distribution, Inc. alleges in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court here on Thursday that Lightning Media was responsible for the actions of its employees. Icon seeks more than $150,000 dollars in damages and an order barring Lightning and its workers from copying or distributing the film.


Three former employees of the Los Angeles-based post-production facility were charged Feb. 11 with misdemeanor counts of conspiring to violate federal copyright laws. Authorities said they copied the film for personal use and for friends, and not for profit. They each face a maximum of a year in jail if convicted.


U.S. attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said Friday that there is no evidence suggesting Lightning Media was aware of any illegal copying at its facilities. Lightning Media said it had not yet been notified about the Icon lawsuit, but Chief Executive Officer Stephen Buchbaum said the company had cooperated fully with the federal investigators.


"When the FBI determined it may have been one or more employees from Lightning, we opened up the doors to them," he said.

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