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> by enabling directory indexing and uploading MP4s? this shows how the MPAA is a short hop away from saying possessing a DRM-free mp4 is tantamount to intent

> by enabling directory indexing and uploading MP4s? this shows how the MPAA is a short hop away from saying possessing a DRM-free mp4 is tantamount to intent to infringe on copyright

BlueGh0st 6y ago
The idea of constructive possession of copyright infringing material is a little hilarious and sad.
Aerroon 6y ago
Copyright advocates in the past have successfully argued that empty CDs are tantamount to copyright infringement. Some countries (Spain) have even had (still does?) a tax on HDDs and SSDs. You pay extra when purchasing a harddrive, because it's possible to put pirated works on it. We've already made that hop.
- Shared404 6y ago
  > You pay extra when purchasing a harddrive, because it's possible to put pirated works on it. Well, if we've already payed for it... Jokes aside, every time I start feeling vaguely guilty about pirating something (which I only do from large corps, not indies) something like this pops up.
  - zadokshi 6y ago
    Does admitting such things demonstrate a lack of wisdom? Does copyright infringement monitoring extend to comments on public forums?
    - Shared404 6y ago
      Maybe I'm only kidding. Who knows? But yes, and probably.
    - kaszanka 6y ago
      It's not as if it will actually have any consequences.
    - ohgodplsno 6y ago
      Not really. Here, I can publicly say that I've got 12 terabytes of hard drives, about 8 of which are absolutely full of copyrighted content. Games, movies, music, PDFs, software. I even seed quite a bit of it. Any MPAA representative, or the legal equivalent in my country are invited to get fucked, since they would need access to said hard drives to prove it.
    - 6510 6y ago
      Not now but in the future it certainly will come back to you.
- mcdevilkiller 6y ago
  We do still have, yes. And I'm pretty sure most of Europe, too.
- 0xFluegel 6y ago
  Germany has that, too. Any USB-Stick, CD, etc. that a normal user can write any data onto.

> by enabling directory indexing and uploading MP4s? this shows how the MPAA is a short hop away from saying possessing a DRM-free mp4 is tantamount to intent to infringe on copyright

BlueGh0st 6y ago

The idea of constructive possession of copyright infringing material is a little hilarious and sad.

Aerroon 6y ago

Copyright advocates in the past have successfully argued that empty CDs are tantamount to copyright infringement. Some countries (Spain) have even had (still does?) a tax on HDDs and SSDs. You pay extra when purchasing a harddrive, because it's possible to put pirated works on it. We've already made that hop.

Shared404 6y ago
> You pay extra when purchasing a harddrive, because it's possible to put pirated works on it. Well, if we've already payed for it... Jokes aside, every time I start feeling vaguely guilty about pirating something (which I only do from large corps, not indies) something like this pops up.
- zadokshi 6y ago
  Does admitting such things demonstrate a lack of wisdom? Does copyright infringement monitoring extend to comments on public forums?
  - Shared404 6y ago
    Maybe I'm only kidding. Who knows? But yes, and probably.
  - kaszanka 6y ago
    It's not as if it will actually have any consequences.
  - ohgodplsno 6y ago
    Not really. Here, I can publicly say that I've got 12 terabytes of hard drives, about 8 of which are absolutely full of copyrighted content. Games, movies, music, PDFs, software. I even seed quite a bit of it. Any MPAA representative, or the legal equivalent in my country are invited to get fucked, since they would need access to said hard drives to prove it.
  - 6510 6y ago
    Not now but in the future it certainly will come back to you.
mcdevilkiller 6y ago
We do still have, yes. And I'm pretty sure most of Europe, too.
0xFluegel 6y ago
Germany has that, too. Any USB-Stick, CD, etc. that a normal user can write any data onto.