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> The cases are more properly pursued in civil court ... that is before we even get to the moral and ethical debate about the true damages from purely electroni
by sjy 6y ago
> The cases are more properly pursued in civil court ... that is before we even get to the moral and ethical debate about the true damages from purely electronic, not-for-profit media piracy clubs
I don’t think it is possible to defer the moral and ethical question about the activities of these groups. Copyright holders have tried the civil option and it does not work. It is too expensive to pursue casual pirates, and too difficult to identify hardcore pirates without the investigative powers of a law enforcement agency. If you’re not okay with the criminal investigation, then I think you need to be okay with these piracy groups continuing to exist, rather than offering the civil courts as a moderate alternative.
- pg_1234 6y agoPerhaps that should be taken as a sign that MPAA and RIAA are overstepping acceptable behaviour and should back off ... rather than abusing international laws intended for serious infractions The rest of the world should say "did they shoot innocent civilians in a foreign country? ... no, oh well then we'll put it at the bottom of the pile and get back to it when you , the USA, have cleaned house on REAL criminal activity." Just how screwed up does "justice" have to be to put corporate profits derived from rentseeking on digital goods over war crimes ... ?