said by tlhIngan:Obviously you don't shop at the good used media places whose receipts don't really say much other than "DVD - $3.99".
No, instead I have experience in the court of law concerning piracy.
said by tlhIngan:Plus, if we take a movie like Hurt Locker - I'm fairly certain the courts will excuse the lack of receipts because well, which reasonable person would have a receipt from 4 years ago?!
Exactly. Welcome to the unfair world of unjust damages in the court of law. No receipt? You don't own it. Receipt? What's the date? No date, you can't prove you owned this at the time of the alleged crime.
Saying you cleared out old receipts for tax reasons or you simply don't keep them, that means you can't prove it.
said by tlhIngan: I'm sure the courts would love to rule that receiving a Christmas present doesn't mean you own it because you didn't ask the giver for a receipt.
I haven't heard of that situation but I'd love to hear of someone successfully using that one. I have a feeling it would cost you more than its worth to try and involve someone else to prove they purchased you a Christmas gift that a team of high priced lawyers allege you stole.
Every day logic won't work in the court of law when it concerns software piracy, all your points are smoke and mirrors that are trumped by a legal set of logic that's hard for anyone to wrap their head around. It's unfair and it's unjust, but that's the way it is.
Businesses make claims they disposed of software licensing receipts 6 years ago because of tax reasons... oh, well, that was stupid because you threw out your proof of ownership.
The truth is as crazy as it sounds.