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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Yes, action should be taken to prevent copyright infringement; that's not at issue.
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In places like the US Congress, it's not at issue. As far as I can tell, SOPA opponents like Sen. Wyden genuinely oppose piracy and want, consistent with civil liberties, more effective action taken against it.
On this thread, however, some posters do seem to oppose almost any action to prevent infringement, except if you consider lowering the price charged by copyright holders being a way to prevent infringement.
Yes, if the price of legitimate purchase is low enough, somewhat fewer people will go to the darknet, but it still will net out to less money for authors. I'm afraid that prevention does require fear of being caught.
The six strikes approach sounds about right to me. Penalty does not have to be high to make most people afraid of being caught.