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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
You really think the legal system should encourage family members to turn on each other in order to avoid prosecution for IP theft?
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What would you suggest as an alternative? That's a serious question.
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In my mind, and perhaps I'm alone, downloading pirated material is at most a misdemeanor, uploading and making it available, on the other hand, is a felony.
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No, I totally agree with you, and have said several times in the thread that I think the current level of fines is ludicrous. Make the punishment fit the crime - at present, it's totally disproportionate to the gravity of the offence. I've already suggested that perhaps you could perhaps fine someone 10x the price of the DVD for downloading a copyrighted movie - enough to make someone think twice about doing it again, but not enough to financially cripple someone.