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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Most people think that this is wrong, and are not averse to punishing people who share files.
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Again, as I wrote above, there's not really a lot of sympathy for willful infringement among the people who sit on juries, so 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.
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And even if you don't serve much or any time, having a criminal record will be much worse for your future than having had a fine imposed on you in a civil case.
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I do not think that is the case at all. Speak to younger people about file sharing and you will certainly find that it is far more common that you would think. As well as that, purchasing of songs using itunes is just a prevalent and just as popular.
Ripping and sharing of music amongst friends amongst teenagers is also very common as well and has been since the days of LP's and cassettes.
Most people simply do not care about the issue of file sharing.
A prison term for file sharing?
Good grief. In a day and age where a murderer or rapist only gets 5 years for violently ending or destroying someone's life, you are calling for a prison term for sharing digital data?
Do you build new prisons to hold the offenders and will the prison be funded and the prison staff going to be employed by the RIAA or MPAA?
Tell the front pieces of the entertainment industry that they will need to build and fund such "naughty corners" and they might back away from such suggestions and keep suing Mr and Mrs Joe Average. As it is far, far more lucrative and easier than actually making changes to their business and distribution models that belong in the past.