# Retro pirate gets two-year suspended jail sentence for being stuck in the past, burning and selling remix CDs of famous artists — four-year investigation into copyright infringement on 40-year-old med

> The year is 2026, and a UK man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to the unauthorized mixing and selling of music CDs, and thus breaking copyright laws.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/retro-pirate-gets-two-year-suspended-jail-sentence-for-being-stuck-in-the-past-burning-and-selling-remix-cds-of-famous-artists-four-year-investigation-into-copyright-infringement-on-40-year-old-medium-began-in-2018?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3440f6fe5465cf0f0bdcaa)
- **Published:** 2026-06-18
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #copyright #selling #sentence #suspended #artists #being #burning #east
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