Shawn Hogan

This article is about the American businessman. For the Canadian singer-songwriter, see Sean Hogan.

Shawn Hogan in 2006.

Shawn D. Hogan (born September 1, 1975) is the founder and CEO 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,^[1] detailing his firm stand against an 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.^[2] 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.^[3] Hogan is presently being prosecuted^[4], and is free on $100,000 bond.^[5].

References

1. ^ "Shawn Hogan, Hero". Wired (magazine). http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/start.html?pg=3. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
2. ^ "eBay Inc. v. Digital Point Solutions, Inc. et al.". dockets.justia.com. http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-candce/case_no-5:2008cv04052/case_id-206526/. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
3. ^ Stevens, Kellie (29 June 2010). "Affiliates Indicted For Cookie Stuffing". ReveNews.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5uxK8DkII. Retrieved 2010-12-13. 
4. ^ "N.D. Cal. Criminal Case no. 10-0495 Indictment". "United States District Court for the Northern District of California". 24 June 2010. http://www.archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.cand.229021/gov.uscourts.cand.229021.1.0.pdf. 
5. ^ "Order Setting Conditions of Release". "United States District Court for the Northern District of California". 22 July 2010. https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/doc1/03517030488. 

External links

• Slate article
• Digital Point Homepage

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