Comments on: First US BT user nailed

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:09:58 +0000

I sincerely hope that was sarcasm. Otherwise, maybe the U.S. education system is even worse that I thought . . .

First: You’re neglecting the time and money spent on the investigation and prosecution proceedings.

Second: Your “Five years of online piracy” quote is grossly overestimated .

Third: Even were it not overestimated, that figure likely refers to the total of all online piracy everywhere — not just due to one individual. Scott’s five years in prison is unlikely to stop even the slightest bit of piracy, much less all of it. To make this math work, you would have to compare the $125,000 (plus the other values mentioned in my first point) to the amount of piracy it actually prevents. (pretty much none)

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:32:49 +0000

Taxpayer dollars well spent to keep dangerous MOVIE THIEVES behind bars! Helping plug the flow of BILLIONS OF REAL DOLLARS our BESIEGED MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY loses every year to ONLINE PIRACY!

Five years of federal prison: $125,000 to taxpayers. (Says the DOJ.)
Five years of online piracy: $11,500,000,000 to Hollywood. (Say the Hollywood accountants.)

Small price to pay to keep American industry PROSPEROUS AND SECURE!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:49:48 +0000

Family Entertainment Copyright Act = FECA, which is almost FECAL.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:48:10 +0000

And the real person who leaked Sith is laughing their ass off as they never even got probed. Believe me on that one.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:47:33 +0000

Is Scott one of the ppl raided, or did he provide the work print to ET?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:25:04 +0000

another person raided has already signed a plea but; i dont know why yet, has been sealed at least until the sentencing.

sorry skot, i will keep you in mind.