Thread: Prison time for downloading?
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Old 10-02-2012, 01:03 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by xg4bx View Post
I don't believe in prison time for what essentially amount to victimless crimes. If you want to go after people civilly, fine, but prison time for sharing some files or copyright infringement is beyond the pale.
How about for counterfeiting money? That is just as much a (not) victim-less crime as counterfeiting anything else.

If it is a crime, then there are victims. Some of those victims might not engender as much sympathy as others.
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