From Threat Level:

A Brooklyn man was convicted of criminal copyright infringement Thursday for his role as part of the “Apocalypse Production Crew” — a piracy group that specialized in releasing yet-to-be-published music, movies, software and video games to downloaders.

Barry Gitarts, 25, is the first accused internet music pirate to take his case to a criminal jury, according to the RIAA. He was convicted by an Alexandria, Virginia jury following a trial that lasted less than three days.