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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
No, it is not the nature of the network. You can copy a file illegally, but you cannot expect that no one is going to do anything to stop you.
Nonsense. Governments do considerably more than merely "ask". That you care capable of copying the file doesn't mean you have any right to. Does the government merely "ask" me not to commit arson?
It wouldn't make sense to say "A government can only ask you to not commit, and they can also expend much effort into enforcing this no arson restriction, but they cannot actually make anyone not burn down buildings. Whether or not someone is going to do something is entirely up to them, as it has always been."
I'm not saying arson is as serious a matter as illegal copying, merely exposing the absurdity of your argument.
Perhaps you really are a copyright advocate. After all, you've done an outstanding job of making the anti-copyright position look utterly ridiculous.
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I hate to say it, but Giggleton is right on this one. Enforcement of laws (in open Western Governments) is based on the premise of capturing the criminal
after the crime has occurred. Without the occurrence, there is no cause for intervention.
(War is a different kettle of fish. Once war is declared, both sides operate under the rules that anything they can do to each other, they will, and proactive blocking is acceptable, to prevent extra damage. In essence, both sides have declared the other criminals up front, and are trying to invoke the death penalty on each other...)