Comments on: Australian ‘pirate’ jailed fo 9 months

By: Israel

Israel — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:32:39 +0000

you know, in mexico you can find these mini moving stores everywhere, cd’s, dvd’s, vhs tapes, even cd’s they mix and make their “own” its been goin on for years now, and when police gets their stuff magically noone gets jail time… ain’t it amazing? i believe that’s a better way to stop it from my point of view. I am not against sharing all that for personal use, it’s the ones that make profit out of it that they have to get.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:06:54 +0000

OH NOES, THARE STILIN MAH COPYRITES!

I had to say that in response to the term “copyright theft”

But in reality, this ought to be called counterfeiting or bootlegging, and
is the kind of copyright infringement that should be punished, not the
use of p2p.

Selling copyrighted content goes against the very concept of filesharing.

By: GOOD

GOOD — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:33:48 +0000

Good, he should get jail time, trying to make money off of free movies, o well he gets what he deserves.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:43:10 +0000

are those prison bars made of wood?

By: Scaramouche

Scaramouche — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:22:54 +0000

Actually i agree with this! I dont have a problem with people sharing movies & music with each other for personal use, but this is commercial copyright infringement & should be punished. The sentence is inappropriate though, but i HATE our aussie law system with an absolute passion. Where else can a grandfather with his family on a picnic get his head bashed in with a cricket bat & his murderer only get 3 years? Its sickening.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:42:18 +0000

They always choose their words carefully to give the impression that these acts are worse than they truly are. Hence the frequently used terms “pirate” and “theft”. To me copyright infringement is a non crime and is universally derided as evidenced by the wide scale civil disobedience . Non solum sed etiam, the term “pirate” is simply puerile when real pirates are operating out of the coast of somalia, for how can the designation be shared between two entirely unrelated activities? One involves murderous, kidnapping, and plundering sea brigands, and the other the distribution of digital content. I don’t understand it, where is the relationship?

By: eh wut

eh wut — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:41:15 +0000

Up to 5 years?
Thats a joke right?
Child molesters get less.