| reply to pb5k
Re: i wait That might be a good idea. My idea would amount to creating two classes of copyright infringement. Let's call these "casual" and "professional." The Professional infringer would be someone who was infringing on copyrights for profit. An example would be those folks who burn copies of CDs and DVDs and sell them on the street corners. These folks would face the full fines currently available ($750 - $150,000 per infringing incident).
The second class would be the casual infringer. This would be the person who infringed copyright but had no profit motive. An example would be someone uploading a song to a P2P network without getting the copyright holder's permission. This offense would carry a much reduced fine from the "professional" level. Let's say about $0.75 - $150 per infringing incident, but with a cap of $10,000. This would make truly innocent much more likely to fight when presented with the RIAA's "take the $3,000 settlement or else" threat. |
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| I know this is a little off topic but...
actually read the fbi warning before a movie some time, for non profit use you face up tp 5 years in jail and a 250,000 fine! |
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| I know and I find that a bit excessive. If someone makes a copy of a movie and gives it to his friend he could (theoretically) be bankrupted and sent to prison for 5 years! Is one movie swap worth that much? That might be a good fine for the professional pirates, but somewhere along the way we lost all perspective when it came to normal citizens. |
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