While a year in jail might seem harsh, who doesn't know that this is illegal? How do you stop piracy without sending a stinging message to those who do it? I work in a theater and had to enter the movie recently to stop someone from doing this very thing. It was disruptive (the light from his phone, not me) to everyone else in the theater. I didn't kick him out, though I probably should have. I just asked him to stop. Luckily for us both, he complied. His feigned ignorance, however, ticked me off. He knew better than that. Who doesn't these days?
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