Shit, Help! Charged with file sharing.. admission withdrawn? Forum

[Anonymous User]

---


Please help, I got into a T14, and then got charged with illegal file-sharing this week.. (FUCK!)

Must i reveal this to the school? what are the chances they withdraw my admission? (FUCK!)
will it hurt my job prospects?

---

[d34d9823]

Details would help. Is there a civil action against you? Did you get an extortion, ahem, settlement letter? Are you being sanctioned by your undergrad school?

Biggest thing is not concealing anything you should have revealed. Review your law school's policy and determine if it applies to your situation. Some schools probably wouldn't mind. Harvard, for instance, is very much in the file-sharer's camp on this one.

[JOThompson]

Read your application carefully to see if this requires disclosure. I'm 99% sure that you'll have to reveal this to the school. It's always in your best interest to disclose. The consequences of not doing so far, far outweigh any fleeting benefit of preserving your image.

[Bert]

I agree that we need more information about the charge to help you out, but I think that disclosing is probably going to be the answer.

[Barolo]

Disclose. Quickly and fully. I see no problem with anything but a cover up.

This is (probably) way less significant than a DUI or drug charge (unless you are accused of being a file sharing kingpin). I can't imagine that they'd take away your admission.

More details, please.

[paratactical]

[JOThompson]

That made me laugh hard enough to cough up my OJ. I miss playing Magic.

[miamiman]

That made me laugh hard enough to cough up my OJ. I miss playing Magic.

where do you guys get these from?

[paratactical]

That made me laugh hard enough to cough up my OJ. I miss playing Magic.

where do you guys get these from?

I made them because I have no life. For proof, see post count.

[d34d9823]

That made me laugh hard enough to cough up my OJ. I miss playing Magic.

where do you guys get these from?

Seriously, is there like a memegenerator for Magic cards?

[JOThompson]

I experimented with this one for a little bit: --LinkRemoved--

I'm sure there are more practical programs out there though. I'll defer to paratactical.

[paratactical]

There are a few different programs. I don't remember exactly which one I used, but it's still pretty time consuming. They're all here ( http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... lit=+magic ) if you ever want to use them, just pull the URLs.

[d34d9823]

There are a few different programs. I don't remember exactly which one I used, but it's still pretty time consuming. They're all here ( http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... lit=+magic ) if you ever want to use them, just pull the URLs.

I just got done reading that thread. Amazing!

[ScaredWorkedBored]

Do you mean charged or sued? As in did the USAO actually charge you with criminal copyright infringement? That's a federal felony, which is going to have MAJOR implications on your life and your bar admission. Legal term for this is Very. Big. Deal.

Obviously a new criminal charge of any nature has to be disclosed immediately.

[CG614]

Do you mean charged or sued? As in did the USAO actually charge you with criminal copyright infringement? That's a federal felony, which is going to have MAJOR implications on your life and your bar admission. Legal term for this is Very. Big. Deal.

Obviously a new criminal charge of any nature has to be disclosed immediately.

Definitely a big difference.

[kinch]

OP: what programs were you using to share files? BT?

[op-ti]

I got a letter once from my internet provider...sort of like a warming-->don't need to report that now, right?

[JOThompson]

I got a letter once from my internet provider...sort of like a warming-->don't need to report that now, right?

You were never charged or sued? Then nope.

[Anonymous User]

I didn't think they were still pursuing these types of claims. I'm interested in these details.

[09042014]

Let me guess. You downloaded Hurt Locker.

[Kohinoor]

I didn't think they were still pursuing these types of claims. I'm interested in these details.

Music industry no. Movie industry yes iirc.

[JayD]

http://torrentfreak.com/hurt-locker-mak ... rs-100512/

There we go.

[Drake014]

That made me laugh hard enough to cough up my OJ. I miss playing Magic.

where do you guys get these from?

I made them because I have no life. For proof, see post count.

However, your presence makes ours so much more enjoyable.

Edit: btw, how come I was skipped when you were making cards on people?

[vanwinkle]

Do you mean charged or sued? As in did the USAO actually charge you with criminal copyright infringement? That's a federal felony, which is going to have MAJOR implications on your life and your bar admission. Legal term for this is Very. Big. Deal.

Obviously a new criminal charge of any nature has to be disclosed immediately.

This. Since OP said "charged" I'm assuming criminal charges, but it could be a civil lawsuit. It does matter which, OP.

[d34d9823]

Do you mean charged or sued? As in did the USAO actually charge you with criminal copyright infringement? That's a federal felony, which is going to have MAJOR implications on your life and your bar admission. Legal term for this is Very. Big. Deal.

Obviously a new criminal charge of any nature has to be disclosed immediately.

This. Since OP said "charged" I'm assuming criminal charges, but it could be a civil lawsuit. It does matter which, OP.

That's what's weird. Criminal charges normally only come down for people who do stuff like steal workprints from studios and put them online. Your standard torrents will *only* get you sued.