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Originally Posted by RobertDDL
We've had this discussion not long ago, in a different thread. Sharing (among family and friends) is not the same as pirating at all. Moral arguments aside, the one is legal (details depending upon your place of residence), the other one isn't -- I therefore object to the "i.e."
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Yes, I know that you think that giving copies of books to your neighbours is "being generous", but the law regards it as piracy, regardless of your views. Many retailers (eg Amazon) provide legal ways of sharing content with friends and family, however, and clearly that's not piracy.
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Being able to trace persons who break the law may be desirable, but on the other hand, here it is part of the increasing traceability of everything we do -- an increase of control, which can easily be abused...
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How could it be abused in this specific case? Can you give an example?