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$.59 /second
x 60 seconds /min
x 60 minutes /hour
x 24 hours /day
x 30 days /month
= $1,529,280/month
1.52 million dollars? Pffft. >>
thats just per month...this guy was doing it for 2 years! If they penalize him the maximum amount this is what it will look like...
1,529,280/month
x 12 months/year
x 2 years/penality
= 36,702,720
Thats 36.7 million total damages. Its ludicrous to think that one guy using a school's set of servers can pay that. He's gonna file for bankruptcy and they won't see a dime. They're obviously trying to make an example of him which is wrong in my opinion. Sure what he did is wrong, but in the end it will cost the government more in legal fees than they will get even if they win. And thats taxpayer money they're spending. This goes beyond what the guy did, its basically a complete waste of public funds.