USA v. Beshara et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:11-cr-00447

Court:

Virginia Eastern

Nature of Suit:

  1. January 20, 2012

    2nd NinjaVideo Co-Founder Gets 14 Mos. In Piracy Case

    A Virginia federal court on Friday sentenced Matthew David Howard Smith to 14 months in prison for his role in co-founding NinjaVideo.net, a site that allowed millions of users to illegally download premium copies of copyrighted movies and TV shows, according to federal authorities.

  2. January 06, 2012

    NinjaVideo Co-Founder Gets 2 Years For Pirating Videos

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday handed down an almost two-year prison sentence on copyright infringement and conspiracy charges to a co-founder and administrator of the film and television downloading website NinjaVideo.net.

  3. October 25, 2011

    NinjaVideo Employees Plead Guilty To Copyright Charges

    Two more defendants associated with TV show- and movie-sharing website NinjaVideo.net pled guilty in Virginia federal court on Tuesday to copyright-related crimes.

  4. September 29, 2011

    2nd NinjaVideo Founder Cops To Copyright Charges

    A second NinjaVideo.net founder pled guilty in a Virginia federal court Thursday to her role in helping millions of people illegally download high-quality copies of copyrighted movies and television programs through the site.