The War On File Sharing Nabs Its First Prisoners
from the and-the-impact? dept
Now that the government has declared the "war on file sharing" to be the equivalent to the wars on drugs, terrorism and corruption we're going to see if it's about as effective as those other "wars." To start it off, they're now parading two men who have agreed to plead guilty to "conspiracy to commit felony copyright infringement" for running a file sharing hub. Of course, it seems unlikely that the others in the unauthorized content distribution network are quaking in their boots right now. These guys clearly did something illegal, and now will be punished for it. However, if the goal is really to stop unauthorized file sharing, it's tough to see how this is going to have much of an impact.
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If not for movies, then what?
I am not saying it doesn't happen, but lets be realistic. If more people use a tool for copyright infringement, then watch for that tool to be restricted, or outlawed.
Try to go buy a bong, and explain that you really do have a legal use for it. Yeah sure...
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Outlawing technology
Shoul we outlaw machine lathes, because they are used in the production of machine guns, which are a restricted weapon in Canada?
Why don't we go a step further and outlaw the practice of making a connection between two IP addresses.
It is stupid, and I just wish they would all shut up.
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