[ QUOTE ] If they really wish to enforce such copyright laws, they need to stop harassing the average 13 year old with a few mp3s and such, and focus A LOT more on shutting down the distributors of such pirated goods. [/ QUOTE ] Well, what do you think this law is about? Distribution of unreleased movies!
Digital piracy hits people/corporations/etc. in the purse--you didn't pay for the album, game, movie that you're pirating. Yes, the whole pre-release business complicates thing, but I fail to see how stiff fines wouldn't be the best and most even-handed solution to this problem? Yes, threat of a prison term is good and…
Why don't they just allow the internet in prison then? Because the vast majority of people on it have participated in piracy in one form or another at least once. As much as piracy is a bad thing, so is the commercialization and profiteering of these art forms. For the longest time I vehemently argued with people about…
I just came across this link originally via Slashdot: http://news.com.com/Prison+terms+on+tap+for+prerelease+pirates/2100-1028_3-5677232.html?tag=st.prev To quote the pertinent first two paragraphs: "File-swappers who distribute a single copy of a prerelease movie on the Internet can be imprisoned for up to three years,…