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Originally Posted by HarryT
What alternative would you suggest, given that the site itself lies outside the jurisdiction of the court? This has to be better than going after individual downloaders.
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It is clear that the individual downloaders are breaching the, in this case UK, law. What is against going after them from a legal point of view?
They would have the opportunity for a proper defense and all the rights that accused parties normally have before court. It would, in my opinion, lead to much more balanced verdicts.
Of course I understand the disadvantages -- individual downloaders vote, and if they get harassed enough they might vote somebody in office that can't be bought by large corporations. Also, they might start to push for legislation that limits the advantages large corporations have granted themselves with regards to IP.