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Originally Posted by Shack70
I'm not condoning piracy, but there have been a lot of innocent people slapped with huge fines. Our laws clearly states we are innocent until proven guilty beyond a doubt and that is where the problem lays, there is doubt as to who is actually to blame. The RIAA needs to prove it's cases a bit better.
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I agree that it would be necessary to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the download had been made via your IP connection (as you say, the ISP's logs should be able to prove that). Just as, when a traffic camera takes an image of your car breaking the speed limit or jumping a red light, it's the photograph that proves that it is your car, and not another vehicle using false number plates.
But, once the proof is there that it's your IP address, then either you take the fine, or you state who was responsible, just like you do with a speed camera conviction. Is that unreasonable?