treetop1000
join:2003-11-07
Lexington, KY
| reply to StudioTech
Re: Here we go
Nah. We all know how this goes. Lawyers hired by Fat-cat studio executives put on their jackboots, grab the whips and chains, and commence to goose-stepping all over a mob of small children, teenagers, and young ignorant college- age students.
I see NO reason to imprison or punish people over "illegal possession of copyrighted material"
Books are copyrighted aren't they? How come Doubleday is not doing the same thing to those of us who read and copy text illegally? |
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Trakker
Danger
Premium
join:2003-01-12
ß | This kind of BS just kills me. So if you do something illegal like pirating, when the copyright is enforced somehow that jack booted?
Please you really can be this stupid, can you? |
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Yowzaaah
Ours Go To Eleven
join:2000-12-14
DamnFlat, OH
clubs: | I think we can ALL agree that.....
when worn by the right woman and in combination with a riding crop, JACK BOOTS ARE DAMN SEXY!
ooops...wrong forum.:p |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| reply to treetop1000
Re: Here we go
said by treetop1000  :I see NO reason to imprison or punish people over "illegal possession of copyrighted material" Actually, it's not possession that they are prosecuting (except maybe as a side issue). It's illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. If I download a copy of "Spiderman 2" via a P2P network, I'm doing something illegal, but it's hard to track me and not very cost-effective to prosecute me. If, however, I'm sharing a copy of "Spiderman 2" (along with 1,000+ other titles) on a P2P network, it is very easy to spot me and easy to prosecute me.
I do think that the RIAA has abused their ability to prosecute the uploaders (by forcing them into one-sided settlements and not allowing them real due process which might weed out mistakes), and I think that the penalties are too severe, but in general I agree with their approach. If you don't want to get sued, don't distribute material that you don't have the right to distribute.
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