Jetflicks Busted: Streaming Kingpin Gets 7 Years for Piracy Circus
Kristopher Lee Dallmann, the brains behind Jetflicks, got seven years for leading an illegal streaming operation that offered pirated content and made millions. With a catalog larger than a binge-watcher’s weekend plans, Jetflicks pirated shows from Netflix, Hulu, and more, proving crime can pay—until the FBI changes the channel.
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like the Jetflicks crew learned the hard way that crime doesn’t pay, even if it does stream in HD. Our leading man, Kristopher Lee Dallmann, is now cooling his heels in the slammer for attempting to turn piracy into a blockbuster business. These guys needed a better sequel plan—something like “How Not to Get Caught.”
Key Points:
- The ringleader of Jetflicks, Kristopher Lee Dallmann, got a seven-year prison sentence for his role in a massive illegal streaming service.
- Jetflicks operated for 12 years, offering over 10,500 movies and 183,000 TV episodes, all pirated from legitimate platforms.
- The operation’s estimated value of copyright infringement was a whopping $37.5 million.
- The service delivered pirated content to tens of thousands of subscribers, often the day after it aired on TV.
- The FBI shut it down in 2019, and Dallmann and his accomplices were convicted of multiple copyright-related crimes.
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