Using a network of websites that he owned and operated, including and, Sargsyan created links to a wide swath of copyright-protected music that was stored on.
From at least 2012 through 2015, Sargsyan illegally distributed and reproduced copyrighted works through. Attorney Pak, the charges and other information presented in court: Artur Sargsyan owned and operated a number of websites including, , and. “His sentence sends a message that no matter how complex the operation, the FBI, its federal partners and law enforcement partners around the globe will go to every length to protect the property of hard working artists and the companies that produce their art.”Īccording to U.S. LaValley, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. Sargsyan was warned several times that he was violating the law by illegally sharing copyrighted works, but chose to ignore those warnings,” said David J. The incredible work done by our law enforcement partners and prosecutors in light of the complexity of Sargsyan’s operation demonstrates that we will employ all of our resources to stop this kind of theft.” “His reproduction of copyrighted musical works were made available only to generate undeserved profits for himself. “Sargsyan operated one of the most successful illegal music sharing websites on the Internet,” said U.S.
Sargsyan’s file-sharing websites, which contained numerous pop-up advertisements, generated significant profit for him when visitors accessed the websites to illegally download copyrighted works. Owner of sentenced for copyright infringementĪTLANTA - Artur Sargsyan has been sentenced for the crime of criminal copyright infringement for private financial gain while operating a massive file-sharing infrastructure that distributed approximately 1 billion copies of copyrighted musical works through Internet downloads. I was seeking the release of all files related to the Historic 'Sharebeast' case as highlighted by the quoted press release from the Department of Justice. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Sharebeast Portal
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