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Mercantilism Ahoy! And at the hands of the same government agency who declared Microsoft an "illegal monopoly" (an oxymoron if there ever were one)!
http://news.com.com/Linux+felon+forced+t...=html.alert.hed |
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US Department of Justice forces person convicted of computer crimes on probation to buy Microsoft Windows [/ QUOTE ] FYT |
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I think it's more appalling that he served jail time for sharing a movie.
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MPAA & RIAA >> fascists
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Everything about this case just makes me angry.
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I think it's more appalling that he served jail time for sharing a movie. [/ QUOTE ] He served jail time for being a torrent site admin. As to the particulars, would you rather the government spent lots more money to ensure the monitoring software was Linux-friendly? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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He served jail time for being a torrent site admin. [/ QUOTE ] I read that he [ QUOTE ] 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. [/ QUOTE ] 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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[ QUOTE ] US Department of Justice forces person convicted of computer crimes on probation to buy Microsoft Windows [/ QUOTE ] FYT [/ QUOTE ] lol seriously. This thread topic is really stupid. |
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[ QUOTE ] He served jail time for being a torrent site admin. [/ QUOTE ] I read that he [ QUOTE ] 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. [/ QUOTE ] 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. [/ QUOTE ] 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. |
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It's theft.
You wouldn't steal a VCR. You wouldn't steal a Car.... ^Kidding, but isn't that how the commercials for this stuff go? Why shouldn't theft be jailable? |
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