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Originally Posted by sabredog
No, not really. A jury should never be considered to have the opinions of the vast majority of people. How can it? A mere selection of 12-15 (whatever number) selected jurists could never represent a true cross section of the community.
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Three juries *in a row* imposed huge fines on Jammie Thomas. That's at least some evidence that "regular" people don't have any sympathy for file sharing.
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Locally, AFACT tried to get the court system to agree with their assertion that a major ISP was "encouraging and facilitating" piracy. They have lost both the initial court case and the first appeal. They want others to do the police work for them with little evidence provided. A classic case of guilty until proven innocent.
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That's not quite the same thing, though.
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Oh I comprehended that quite well thanks. This is why I would like to know how many prisons are going to be built to house the huge number of people convicted of such a "heinious" crime. Just like jailing kids for shoplifting, it will never stop the issue.
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Why are you asking me? I think jailing them would be a horrible idea.
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