Well, it has finally begun here too. The police raided the apartment of a man whose internet piracy activities don't differ much at all from those of a huge chunk of our population, meaning he was arrested for having games and movies on his computer which could be shared with others with p2p programs. They confiscated his computer and he is now facing multimillion fines and up to 2 years in prison. The APB (Antipiratbyrån) claimed he was a high-ranking member of a file sharing hub network but also warned that "This can happen to anyone". About a dozen people have been reported by the APB and as many have been or will be followed up by similar police raids.
Links to news articles about this for those who can read swedish http://www.idg.se/ArticlePages/20050....se549.dbp.asp http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/it/sto...607060,00.html So what are your thoughts on these new anti-piracy measures? Personally I think it is not only a monstrous waste of resources, conducting raids like these eat up a lot of time and money which could've been better used to solve more serious crimes, but the punishment is also simply disgustingly disproportionate to the crime. Fines which would send almost anyone into financial ruin and prison times which exceed what I would get for killing someone while driving drunk is just sick, and it shows how extremely desperate the anti-piracy lobby has become, it's clearer than ever that they're losing this battle. [ 02-25-2005, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: Rataxes ] |
I take the view that if you do something illegal then (however much loads of us may do it) we can't really complain if we get arrested for it.
It certainly is a waste of resources though. What always amuses me (and the record industry tries immensly hard to keep under wraps) is that the reason music sales have fallen is because they're producing less. In fact, if memory serves, the amount of music released has actually fallen faster than the drop in sales. Heaven forbid that they start producing proper music instead of manufactured s**te - its far simpler to blame the bogeyman of filesharing. Edit: A detailed (if sarcastic) analysis of the RIAA figures can be found here. [ 02-25-2005, 07:04 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ] |
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It's not illegal to own pirated files? Isn't it akin to handling stolen goods?
I share the sentiment of course - I'd be a bit 'disappointed' if they came a-knocking at my door, but that's the (very small) risk you take. |
What is mine is NOT yours. Come through my door and you will meet my .357 up close and personal like if you think other wise.
Pirating was outlawed after we used them in the war of 1812. Music, software, or on the high seas. Break the law, go to jail! It is a shame that taxpayers have to pay when the only criminal is a freaking menance to society. But at the moment he is the criminal. |
A waste of money and time, there's other criminal activities that should get more attention. I guess this is the easier road to a bust. Can't say that i'm impressed.
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Which is okay with me, don't get me wrong. |
Handling pirated files is illegal, as far as I know.
The numbers that record sales have dropped and that p2p is to blame is perhaps questionable, but at least the record companies want it to appear as such. As for the police raids, I suppose they want to make an example of some people to make the rest of the filesharers to think twice about downloading these files. I don't know how long this effect will last, though. |
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