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Hm. They wondered how much the info would have been worth to the MPAA and RIAA. But wouldn't that have been thrown out of court as evidence gotten illegally?
by mikecane 16y ago
Hm. They wondered how much the info would have been worth to the MPAA and RIAA. But wouldn't that have been thrown out of court as evidence gotten illegally?
- smokinn 16y agoIf it got to court. They usually never do. MPAA/RIAA don't want a court case, they just extort money from people. They know they can because it's completely irrational to pay more to defend yourself in court with a chance of losing than to just pay the protection fee and never be charged with anything.
- mikecane 16y agoHmmm... so maybe a defense would be "How do you know this, MPAA/RIAA?" If they can't present legal evidence in court, they'd lose. They can't extort people who know the evidence is illegal.
- pvg 16y agoGenerally, these restrictions on the admissibility of evidence apply to agents of the state. Simply because some sort of evidence became available by illegal means doesn't automatically make it unusable in any court case, ever.