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Originally Posted by kennyc
"It's a basic condition for investment and economic growth and there should be the same level of property rights whether it's a house or a movie.
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That's given me a brilliant idea - property rights - houses - what you think of as theft and piracy is actually more like squatting!
- It's a civil, not a criminal offence
- The owner has a remedy - but that involves the civil courts not the criminal courts
- Squatters are not entitled to damage anything in order to gain entry to their squat
- If a squatter has not been evicted after 12 years (I think) they can claim ownership of the squatted property - (I'm thinking orphaned books here)
Never thought I'd find myself agreeing with kennyc AND James Murdoch, but we seem to be speaking with one voice
Now Kenny, can I count on you to join me in changing the way we think and talk about this practice to more appropriate language?