Thread: File-sharing case prompts push for copyright reform
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Old 04-11-2011, 04:13 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by Andrew H. View Post
I'm not sure that there would be much public outcry if a willful infringer were given a 1 year prison sentence and $100,000 fine.
Well obviously the mainstream media would ignore it, just like they ignored the Oink case when he was found not guilty (despite TV news being there with cameras at the time of his arrest). But that is no longer a barrier to people finding out about such things. When people see crimes they don't care about getting much harsher sentences than crimes they do care about (like old lady-mugging) they will start to question it.
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