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Shawn D. Hogan (born September 1, 1975) is the founder and chief executive officer of Digital Point Solutions, a San Diego-based business software provider. He became well-known when the article "Shawn Hogan, Hero" appeared in the August 2006 edition of the magazine ''Wired'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wired.com/2006/08/shawn-hogan-hero/ )〕 detailing his firm stand against an Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) lawsuit. Accused of downloading the motion picture, ''Meet the Fockers'', via the BitTorrent network, he received a call in November 2005 from an MPAA lawyer explaining that he was being sued, and that the MPAA would settle for $2,500. Hogan maintains his innocence, pointing out that he owns a legitimate copy of the DVD. The case is unusual in that Hogan, as a millionaire, has been willing to risk the substantial legal fees on this point of principle. As he told Wired magazine, "They’re completely abusing the system... I would spend well into the millions on this." However, in August 2007, Hogan quietly settled with Universal, and S.D. Cal. case no. CV 06-00545 was dismissed. In August 2008, eBay filed suit against Hogan and two other men accusing them of defrauding eBay and eBay affiliates in a cookie stuffing scheme.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-candce/case_no-5:2008cv04052/case_id-206526/ )〕 Hogan was paid over $28 million in affiliate commissions by eBay. 〔http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-the-fbi-shawn-hogan-and-brian-dunning-2013-4?op=1〕On 24 June 2010, based on the same allegations and following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a grand jury indicted Hogan on charges of wire fraud and criminal forfeiture. as of 2012 Hogan was being prosecuted,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title = N.D. Cal. Criminal Case no. 10-0495 Indictment )〕 and is free on $100,000 bond.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title = Order Setting Conditions of Release )〕 On May 2, 2014, Hogan was sentenced to five months in a Federal prison, a $25,000 fine and three years probation. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shawn Hogan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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