He pleaded to one count of infringement for pirating copies of some 200 films, including "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" and "Seabiscuit".
He was charged with two counts of copyright infringement in the third degree.
A grand jury indictment says seven people in all were part of a criminal conspiracy involving Megaupload, charging each with five counts of copyright infringement and conspiracy.
THE Justice Department is building its case against Megaupload, the hugely popular file-sharing site that was indicted earlier this year on multiple counts of copyright infringement and related crimes.
Each of the seven people — who the indictment said were members of a criminal group it called "Mega Conspiracy" — is charged with five counts of copyright infringement and conspiracy.
The music industry won the first file-sharing case to go to trial yesterday when a jury found a Minnesota woman guilty of 24 counts of copyright infringement.
Boundless has now filed an Amended Answer and Counterclaims with the court, asserting that Boundless no longer offers the products being charged with three counts of copyright infringement, one for unfair competition, and one for false advertising.
Russell W. Sprague, 51, of Homewood, pleaded guilty to one count of copyright infringement before Judge George King in United States District Court in Los Angeles.
Mr. Gonzalez, 24, pleaded guilty in June in Federal District Court in Manhattan to one count of copyright infringement, a felony for which he could have received a year in prison.
Kevin Cogill, 27, will enter his guilty plea to one federal count of copyright infringement at a hearing on Dec. 8, said Craig Missakian, an assistant United States attorney in Los Angeles.
