Harsh judgment? Ooh not even.
He gave an interview in a UK paper (colour supplement of) a while back, a double page spread. He enthused about how he'd made $8 or 9m dollars out of it (selling video on the net etc). The newspaper (The Observer) is a broadsheet; fairly respected and not tabloid style.
It was an interview given by him with direct quotes, even if there was a slight spin, it was still an interview in which he was happy to state how happ he was to have made all those $$ and how okay he was with his methods.
I consistently think he's a lowlife.