A computer programmer who helped operate one of the largest illegal television streaming services in the United States was convicted by a Nevada jury, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Yoany Vaillant, 43, a permanent U.S. resident, worked as a computer programmer for Jetflicks, an online, subscription-based service in Las Vegas that allowed users to stream and download copyrighted television episodes without the permission of its owners, the Justice Department said.
He was convicted of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and is the eighth and final defendant to be convicted in the case.
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At one point, Jetflicks, based in Las Vegas, claimed to have 183,285 different television episodes, far more than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, or any other licensed streaming service, authorities said. The service often provided episodes to subscribers, sometimes a day after they originally aired on …