He’s battled the Joker, the Penguin, and The Riddler, but there’s lately been one elusive villain Bruce Wayne hasn’t been able to fight; piracy.

Shortly afterThe Dark Knight, WB’s last installment of the Batman franchise, was released in 2008, the internet was swarming with hand-held cam versions of the movie. Now it looks like the long shadow of the Bat has fallen on one of those perpetrators.

Robert Harrison of Grandview, Missouri, has been sentenced to two years of prison for illegally coping the film while it was playing in theaters. In addition to the jailtime, there are close to $25,000 of related fines heading Mr. Harrison’s way. He will be serving the sentence in a Federal prison.

The ruling that resulted in his conviction states the following:

The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act enacted in 2005 made camcording in a theater a federal felony (camcording in theaters is also prohibited by many state statutes) and established new penalties for pirating works that have not yet been released commercially. First-time violators can be sentenced to three and five years, respectively, for these crimes and fined up to $250,000.”

Once again, a reminder to the criminal underbelly, you can’t escape the Batman. And to all you would-be pirates out there, it’s a steep penalty for sailing these theiving seas.

It seems the boys across the pond at DigitalSpy were allowed in to a pretty cool meeting with the folks from Heroes.

I am WARNING you now – do not read below the picture if you are afraid of spoilers.

1. Nathan Petrelli is apparently dead. We see him rushed to hospital, where resuscitation attempts fail. “There was nothing we could do,” a doctor tells the family. I don’t believe it.
2. Looks like Elle (Kristen Bell) is going to be spending a bit of time sparring with Sylar this season.
3. Angela Petrelli introduces us to “Level 5″, a housing place for the most dangerous criminals in the world – rapists, arsonists, killers. Presumably this is where the band of Villains escape from.
4. Matt Parkman is alone in the middle of a desert screaming for help.

Heroes is set to start filming it’s third season, “Villains” this June, but according to TV Squad, Kristin Bell has yet to sign a contract for the season.

In the floundering second season, I personally found Bell a welcome breathe of fresh air. She brings some vitality and instant action to the show, which many of the other “deeper” characters seem willing to live without. Instead of plotting or scheming Bell’s character is often rushing onto the scene, fingers flaring.

I’m hoping that Kristin Bell gets a contract in her hands fast. I personally don’t think I could survive another season of television without her, a-hm, assets and abilities gracing the screen.