Linked by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Thu 25th Jun 2009 16:40 UTC
Back in April after the four involved in the Pirate Bay scuffle were declared guilty of helping to break copyright law, the judge who gave the verdict, Thomas Norstrom, was found to probably be biased due to his involvement in several pro-copyright groups. After a long, cold, hard bout of deliberation, the Swedish Court of Appeals has actually found Norstrom unbiased, something rather surprising. This means that the charges against the guilty still stand.
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RE[10]: Good - ruling maybe, punishment.. no
by spiderman on Fri 26th Jun 2009 14:11
in reply to "RE[9]: Good - ruling maybe, punishment.. no"
Member since:2008-10-23
Let me see... 24 songs is about 2 CDs. That is about $20, $30 for really expensive CD.
So you are telling me that if I steal $30 from a man (without any assault BTW), I can go to prison in the US?
BTW you watch TV too much if you believe they chop your hand in Saudi Arabia over theft.
RE[11]: Good - ruling maybe, punishment.. no
by ringham on Fri 26th Jun 2009 14:18
in reply to "RE[10]: Good - ruling maybe, punishment.. no"
Member since:2006-03-23
Yes, I am telling you that you can end up in prison for stealing $30 in the US. As you should. Even without assault.
Plus - who only pirates one CD? Don't kid yourself. People pirate a lot more than $30.
BTW you watch TV too much if you believe they chop your hand in Saudi Arabia over theft.
Right - so all the humans rights groups that are trying to stop abuses in that country are wrong.
Member since:
2006-03-23
Oh yeah? You rob a bank in the US for the amount of money equal to the average amount people would pay for pirated material, you go to prison. That ruins your life. You steal something in Saudi Arabia, they chop your hand off. That ruins your life.
Are you sure there are places in the world where theft is forgiven that easily?