Have you heard about The Pirate Bay? |
 Apr 17 2009, 11:14 AM
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Four of the guys behind the The Pirate Bay, the largest torrent tracker in the world, were found guilty of being "accessories to copyright infringement", and sentenced to 1 year in jail and a $3.56 million fine. There are a lot of subtleties in this case. For example, The Pirate Bay's servers only enabled people to share copyrighted files; no copyrighted material actually passed through the servers. Does merely enabling the distribution of copyright materials make a server administrator an "accessory to copyright infringement"? Are copyright laws becoming outdated? Is this an example of a court bowing to corporate pressure over the good of society, or is sharing music and movies inherently immoral?
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Apr 17 2009, 02:09 PM
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Have you ever been invited to a private tracker? Worlds of difference.
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Apr 17 2009, 02:49 PM
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QUOTE(paperplane @ Apr 17 2009, 03:09 PM)  Have you ever been invited to a private tracker? Worlds of difference. No, actually I haven't... but how does it make it a world of difference?.. |
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mipadi Have you heard about The Pirate Bay? Apr 17 2009, 11:14 AM
illmortal Sharing is caring. Money is satan.
Just sayin... Apr 17 2009, 12:09 PM synkiro i'm so sick of the buy vs download-for-free de... Apr 17 2009, 12:37 PM shanaynay the pirate bay sucks anyways. Apr 17 2009, 12:48 PM
illmortal QUOTE(shanaynay @ Apr 17 2009, 01:48 PM) ... Apr 17 2009, 01:06 PM paperplane No, TBP is absolutely awful, but that doesn't ... Apr 17 2009, 01:59 PM illmortal How's piratebay awful? I'd like to be awar... Apr 17 2009, 02:06 PM superstitious QUOTE(paperplane @ Apr 17 2009, 02:09 PM)... Apr 17 2009, 02:24 PM paperplane a) you're infinitely less likely to get caught... Apr 17 2009, 03:00 PM illmortal QUOTE(paperplane @ Apr 17 2009, 04:00 PM)... Apr 17 2009, 03:32 PM superstitious Well, Demonoid has had its share of problems as we... Apr 17 2009, 03:19 PM |
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