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Haque doesn't accuse the bankers of fraud, just of "economically damaging actions." Reading that as "massive fraud" makes the article's point much clearer. (I
by jibiki 18y ago
Haque doesn't accuse the bankers of fraud, just of "economically damaging actions." Reading that as "massive fraud" makes the article's point much clearer. (It's probably impossible to criminalize "economically damaging actions" in general.)
- noonespecial 18y ago(It's probably impossible to criminalize "economically damaging actions" in general.) That might be an extremely succinct way of expressing that point. The trackers didn't host any actual copyright infringing content. They did however engage in behavior that was likely "economically damaging" is some sense of the term. They still got jail time.
- lucumo 18y agoIt was also likely to result in illegal actions, which cannot be said for the bankers. Now, it's possible to argue about whether or not either should be illegal, but such is not the territory of courts, it is the territory of politicians.