[John Kilduff]

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He served jail time for being a torrent site admin.


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I read that he
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pleaded guilty in 2006 to two copyright-related charges over the uploading of Star Wars: Episode III to the Internet. As a result, he was sentenced to five months in jail and five months' home confinement.

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But assuming you're correct, operating a [censored] site in and of itself isn't illegal--it's copyright infringement that's the problem and I don't see any justification for jailing file swappers.

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I agree, a civil lawsuit might be appropriate but I don't see why copyright infringment should be a jailable offense.

sidenote: as I've long said, the federal government has WAY too much power.

Thanks for reading.