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Clever HarryT, you removed the single sentence of my post that talked about physical harm not being present in the wrong act  |
It's not clever; it's irrelevant, which is why I didn't quote it. Copyright infringement is certainly not a "victimless crime", even if it doesn't involve mugging someone in a dark alley.
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I don't think any reasonable person would disagree that killing someone through an act of negligence still merits some punishment, however not the same punishment as the act of killing someone with the intent of killing someone. Or any other physically harmful act.
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Precisely what I said: punishments should be proportionate to the act.
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It is unconscionable that we would harm an unknown amount of innocents to pursue others, particularly when there is no physical harm done!
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A scenario for you. I live alone. I am the sole user of the computers in my house. I have a highly secure wireless network, because I am a conscientious person. There would be no reasonable doubt that, should an illegal download be traced to my IP address, I was guilty.
Now, same scenario as above. I happen NOT to be the conscientious person that I am, and I leave my wireless network unsecured. Are you saying that by doing so I should escape prosecution for my illegal downloading?