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UK Bill Introduces 10 Year Prison Sentence for Online Pirates
- tonylemesmer 10y ago"(ii) knows or has reason to believe that infringing the right will cause loss to the owner of the right..." so copying that damages the owner, actually causes them to lose something, rather than preventing them from gaining.
- spacemanmatt 10y agoWhat if you were never going to buy it in the first place...
- unimpressive 10y ago"The current maximum of two years is not enough to deter infringers, lawmakers argued." Imagine if somebody used this argument for traffic violations...
- Someone1234 10y agoI could literally hit someone with my car on purpose and get a lower sentence or commit countless other immoral crimes against society and get out earlier. Even the previous two years didn't really seem proportionate, but the new ten years just shows how unhinged this legislative effort is. I hope the House of Lords blocks this, since that is their remit after all.
- kazinator 10y agohttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/killer-of-thai-welder-gets-6-years-1.1064550 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/killer-of-thai-welder... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/erwin-spence-guilty-manslaughter-jenna-marsden-1.3660519 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/erwin-spence-guilty-m...