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Originally Posted by HarryT
If they can be shown to have been negligent in their provision of equipment then yes, I do think they should be responsible. But I've already said that my ideas of how the world should work don't bear a terribly close correlation with the way the world actually is. But I can always hope...
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Actually, in terms of hope, I'm right there with you. I hope people don't trade copyrighted material. I hope people don't trade child porn. But when they do, I want to be sure the right person is held responsible, not the easy target. I don't want the RIAA/MPIAA to stop trying to prevent piracy; I want to see them do it the right way.
I used to be a supporter of the death penalty, but am not any longer. Not because I think it is revenge instead of justice, or because I am against state sponsored killings (although both of those have some truth to them). Mainly, I changed my mind because I am scared someone who is innocent will be executed (or more correctly,
additional innocent people will be executed). I really believe that it is preferable that 10 guilty people go free rather than one innocent person be convicted. And I think that possibility is too great if we just use an IP address to determine guilt.