Megaupload Programmer Takes Plea Deal, Its Unclear What Criminal Law He Violated

&gt; Its Unclear What Criminal Law He Violated<p>It doesn&#x27;t matter if you make a deal, right? The possibility of funky charges is partly why we have a court system. We get jacked up charges, we can fight them in court. If those charges really are jacked up, then you win. We make a deal on jacked up charges, then they are ours.

&gt; Its Unclear What Criminal Law He Violated<p>The law of &quot;we will fuck with you until you relent and do as you are told&quot;.

from the article And it seems like that may be the only thing he really did wrong from the explanation. He worked for a site that some people used for infringement -- but that&#x27;s true of lots of internet companies. And he personally downloaded some stuff -- which is also true of a huge number of people. How does he end up in jail for a year other than because the US government came down on him, and he had no other option?