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[–] derram ago 

https://unvis.it/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/15/eric-lundgren-e-waste-recycling-innovator-faces-prison-for-trying-to-extend-lifespan-of-pcs/?utm_term=.d76dde93c3ce&__twitter_impression=true :

Eric Lundgren, 'e-waste' recycling innovator, faces prison for trying to extend life span of PCs

'Senior U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley observed that none of the discs Lundgren made were actually sold and declined to order him to pay restitution. '

'But 95 percent of a computer, Lundgren said, such as the battery or the motor or the circuits, are generic and can be reused or repurposed. '

'In 2013, federal authorities intercepted shipments of 28,000 restore discs that Lundgren had manufactured in China and sent to his sales partner in Florida. '

'While in China, Lundgren hit upon the idea of selling “restore discs” to computer refurbishers. '

'Still, Hurley decided that Lundgren’s 28,000 restore discs had a value of $700,000, and that qualified Lundgren for a 15-month term along with a $50,000 fine. '


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