From the LA Times Online
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-fi-gasca30jun30,1,4325552.story?coll=la-editions-valley

By Lorenza Muñoz and David Rozensweig, Times Staff Writers

Gasca, 35, was the first person to face federal charges for using a camcorder to tape a film inside a theater. Largely because of Gasca, Hollywood studios cracked down on security at pre-release film screenings. In addition, the Motion Picture Assn. of America held Gasca up as an example in lobbying successfully this year for a federal law making the taping of movies in theaters a felony.

The U.S. District Court jury found Gasca guilty of three misdemeanor counts for using a camcorder to tape "Anger Management," "8 Mile" and "The Core" in 2002 and 2003.

He also was found guilty of four felony charges: witness retaliation, interstate communication of a threat, possession of false identification and fleeing the custody of his lawyer. The last charge stemmed from Gasca giving his lawyer the slip at a West Los Angeles drugstore in January 2004 as he was about to go on trial. Gasca was on the lam for more than a year before U.S. marshals arrested him in April at a Kissimmee, Fla., hotel. In his room was recording equipment, DVDs and video cameras.

Gasca, who faces a maximum of 33 years in prison, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 16 by U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson.

A subdued Gasca, who served as his own lawyer, showed no emotion and offered no comment as the verdicts were read, a contrast to his colorful courtroom antics during the trial. Gasca maintained his innocence throughout, arguing that the taping wasn't illegal when he did it and that he was just a collector of old kung fu movies.

But Gasca's personal journal, where he chronicled his Hollywood adventures, turned out to be the government's most valuable weapon. In his diary, he boasted that he was making as much as $4,000 a week illegally taping movies.

In a deep voice with a thick Bronx accent, Gasca told the jury that the journal was a work of fiction written to impress girls.

"And I gotta tell you," he told the 12-member jury, "it worked."

Assistant U.S. Atty. Elena Duarte, lead prosecutor for the case, said she was pleased with the verdict. MPAA President Dan Glickman also heralded it.

"Gasca, who posed as an employee of the MPAA to get into screenings, threatened people and boasted about his illegal camcording adventures, was brought to justice today," Glickman said in a statement.

Although Gasca was just one player in a problem that studios say costs the industry $3.5 billion a year, anti-piracy experts maintained that few could match his talent for obtaining high-quality copies for duplication and downloading.

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Yup, a hand-held camcordered version of a crappy movie is all it takes to keep me away from spending hard earned $$$ on a plot-less piece of crap.

I was STUPID and broke my boycott to go see the final Star-Wars to get a sense of "completion" to a story I had grew up on/followed since 1977...

BUT

...KARMA bit me in the ass! Our car windshield was busted and a purse stolen while I was in the theatre.

(And WORSE than all that, the MOVIE plot/story sucked.)

I posted this before but I'll repeat.

you my friend have the worst luck. I have officially quit complaining about god hating me because you are much higher on his "to do" list.

although, now the guy becomes a poster child for the entertainment industry's war on consumers.

"I have officially quit complaining about god hating me because you are much higher on his "to do" list."

...was that aimed at poor little me? God/fate has me "marked"???

(lol)



(Well, I jokingly said as much any-who...)

Oh, speaking of "bad luck" I don't think I have mentioned it to anyone here yet, but the new landlords who bought the house we are renting just gave us 60 days to "evacuate/vaccate" so they can turn the house into a craft gallery.

(2 days AFTER the "bad Star-Wars" incident was when we got the letter.)

...but, I am NOT gonna say this kinda thing is BAD KARMA just yet. (We might be moving into a "yert" style house owned by one of Andrea's dad's close freind.

And that guy happens to own 16 track home recording studio!)

I know of a great little place in northern france. quiet location. no motor traffic. near a church. if you can get with all that chanting and rewriting of scriptures then you are set. that's where I'm sending my daughter for school when she turns 15.

"In a deep voice with a thick Bronx accent, Gasca told the jury that the journal was a work of fiction written to impress girls. "

NOW I have to wipe the coffe off of my keyboard.

"In his diary, he boasted that he was making as much as $4,000 a week illegally taping movies.

In a deep voice with a thick Bronx accent, Gasca told the jury that the journal was a work of fiction written to impress girls.

"And I gotta tell you," he told the 12-member jury, "it worked."

Arrrgh that pirate got him some booty

The last charge stemmed from Gasca giving his lawyer the slip at a West Los Angeles drugstore in January 2004 as he was about to go on trial. Gasca was on the lam for more than a year before U.S. marshals arrested him in April at a Kissimmee, Fla., hotel. In his room was recording equipment, DVDs and video cameras. end of quote now I have a question?????? John List who murdered his family of 6 or 7 people it took Lawmen 25- 30 years and a profile on Americas most wanted to catch List and yet they can catch this Gasca in one year????? Whats up with that?????

"But Gasca's personal journal, where he chronicled his Hollywood adventures, turned out to be the government's most valuable weapon. "

What did I tell y'all a few days back? The diary would kill him in court. He deserves 33 years simply for detailing what amounts to a confession, because he's obviously too stupid to be allowed free.

John List who murdered his family of 6 or 7 people it took Lawmen 25- 30 years and a profile on Americas most wanted to catch List and yet they can catch this Gasca in one year?????

let's see,

bambi bembenek
dennis rader
roman polanski
sarah maria aldrette
the gecko brothers
henry lee lucas
otis o'toole
ted kennedy

this is another endless list. violent, nasty evil people get away with everything but copyright infringers are immediate targets. I'll guarantee you kazaa has a long way to go before they rack up a body count to equal that of lucas and o'toole but they've spent far more money trying (unsuccessfully so far) to prosecute nikki hemming. (of course she is cuter than most of these hardened criminals) gee, don't we have anything better to spend taxpayer money on?

Ted Kennedy? Laura Bush killed someone, too. And don't even get me started on the 1,700+ George and his bunch are responsible for......Not that Kennedy is an innocent, either. But putting him on a list with those people ... c'mon....

add george and laura if you want (although laura wasn't drunk and didn't leave the scene of the accident) like I said, the list is endless. the point is they can't seem to do anything about this sort of crime but If your sharing music.....


besides shadowmom, we know all about you and that little incident with the Daytona police. you can't hide from big brother

and just for the record, barbie WAS a nazi! (klaus barbie) should of thought of him sooner.

here. read this. it's one of those stories that's so cute it makes you want to smile and go aaawwwwww.!!!!!


http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/01/DDGR2DGV1715.DTL

"And that guy happens to own 16 track home recording studio!"

from pain, comes pleasure.

Don't forget

Gary Ridgeway (The Green River killer)
Ted Bundy
The Zodiac Killer, never caught
Osama Bin Laden
Ayman Al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's number 2 chicken shit in hiding)
Mullah Omar (Leader of the Taliban)

But file sharers are more dangerous and is the F.B.I.'s first priority.

Rats!! And I thought I covered my trail.

Just once, I'd love to see someone convicted of meaningless charges turn kamikaze and take as many people with him before he goes.

Hey, if it's life in prison, you may as well show them that it ain't worth it.

Well we all know that those rotten dirty pirates are murdering the entertainment biz!!!!!!!! hahahaha maybe THATS WHY!!!!

"And I gotta tell you," he told the 12-member jury, "it worked."

I wonder if he winked at the jury when he said this line.