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Originally posted by Chewbacca:
Its not about sharing copyrighted material, its about policeware. Look we are innocent til proven guilty here, if they have evidense gained by due process that I am sharing the newest lawrence Welk compilation with my friends and loved ones that use a file sharing service and thats illegal , fine get a warrant and search our PCs. Until then....Stay out and dont tread on my rights.
BTW: I dont listen to Lawrence Welk. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Off-topic but here is a link that shows how many Americans each year have goverment nosing in their lives for how they choose to live and how much it costs us taxpayers by the second:
http://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm
For 30 years of failure, thats alot of $$$$$$$!
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My understanding copyright violation is punishable by civil penalty, not criminal, so there is NO innocent until proven guilty, it does not aply in any shape form or fashion. There is no prison time for copyright violations, just loss of money, which is fair since copyright violators have taken money from the rightful owners of the copyrighted material. ie: If you copy my artwork I have to sue you, and win. If I sue you and lose you can then sue me for the damages caused by bringing an unjust suit.
Edit for spelling (Who put the "T" key so close to the "Y" key)
[ 06-25-2002, 11:00 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]