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Friday 9th July, 2004

Recordings pirate gets jail sentence

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Big News Network.com Friday 9th July, 2004

Before being caught, Mark Purseglove of Chelsea in Britain enjoyed a lavish lifestyle for 11 years, pirating the recordings of the biggest show biz names.

Thursday, a London court sentenced him to a 3 1/2-year jail term. He also faced the likelihood of being ordered to return much of the huge fortune he amassed, estimated at about $30 million.

Purseglove used thousands of illicit recordings made by sound engineers and concert-goers to build a global counterfeit CD empire, Sky News reported.

From the Beatles and Eminem to Michael Jackson, Purseglove spared no artist.

With the help of a worldwide network of business contacts, the 33-year-old sold his illegal discs at music festivals, shops and online, the report said.

He commissioned, manufactured and sold unavailable or illicit recordings of musical works by virtually every well-known artist in the world, prosecutor David Groome said.

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