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Old 04-02-2009, 10:33 AM   #445
Elfwreck
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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon View Post
I was not referring to myself, but the courts - where copyright disputes are challenged.
In the US, there is not a single standing conviction for file sharing. There is no law against "file sharing." There are laws against copyright infringement--which many people believe includes some kinds of file sharing (anything released on creative commons, and public domain works, are certainly okay to transfer through any networks). However, for all their belief, and the thousands of lawsuits filed by the RIAA, there has been exactly one conviction--and it was overturned by a higher court.

If it's so obviously illegal, why hasn't it been successfully prosecuted?
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