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Originally Posted by spellbanisher
Something like a $2,500 dollar fine would be effective whether a person illegally downloaded $10 worth of goods or $10,000,000 worth of goods(again, provided there is a reasonable probability of getting caught).
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A $2500 fine would not be appropriate for a person who downloaded $5000-worth of books which they would otherwise have bought. It's saying "here - have these books for half price". I've spent a heck of a lot more than $5000 on ebooks, so don't say "but nobody would spend that much".