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Originally Posted by pwalker8
The last time the RIAA tried a public anti-piracy campaign, they sued a number of people who were downloading music. There was so much backlash over the case of suing a grandmother over music her granddaughter had downloaded, they never tried it again.
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Yes. Also, the US Courts seem to be becoming more aware of the shortcomings of trying to identify who actually downloaded something via an ip address. Unfortunately the punitive statutory damages scheme seems to encourage this type of litigation. On the other hand, I am not aware of any other countries having adopted a punitive statutory damages regime. It is nowhere near as lucrative to sue for the price of the downloaded product plus legal costs.