| reply to J D McDorce
Re: Burden of Proof said by J D McDorce:
The following is what I consider to be the most disturbing part of the ZDNet article: quote:
The Justice Department has indicated that it won't target peer-to-peer networks for two reasons: Imprisoning file-swapping teens on felony charges isn't the department's top priority, and it's always difficult to make criminal charges stick.
The Pirate Act was crafted to respond to the Justice Department's concern. "Federal prosecutors have been hindered in their pursuit of pirates by the fact that they were limited to bringing criminal charges with high burdens of proof," Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in March. "Prosecutors can rarely justify bringing criminal charges, and copyright owners have been left alone to fend for themselves, defending their rights only where they can afford to do so. In a world in which a computer and an Internet connection are all the tools you need to engage in massive piracy, this is an intolerable predicament."
Apparently it is more acceptable to sue the shit out of teenagers than jail them - without having to prove within a reasonable doubt that they actually did what they were accused of.
This is bs, nuff said. |
