law - Guthrie gets 2.5 year sentence

American business man Randolph Guthrie has been convicted by a Shanghai court to two years and six months of prison for selling pirated DVD's online, writes AP. Another accusation of operating an illegal business was thrown out by the court.
Shanghai socialite Guthrie was arrested last year with his business partner Cody Thrush, who got a sentence of one year. Both can still appeal their sentence.
The arrest has been used as a show case to illustrate China's efforts to do something about the infringements of intellectual property in China.

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