[wellylug] piracy - was: Re: broadband recommendations, etc

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On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Mark Foster wrote:

> uh... hangon.. .you felt it important enought o point this out?
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> Oh.. wait.. piracy is illegal... right?
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> Problem is... ?
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of course, piracy is illegal. that doesn't mean that every time the 
RIAA/MPAA *alleges* that someone is pirating a work that they claim 
ownership of, that it's true.

i could host a linux distro on bit-torrent... does that mean that my ISP 
should shut me down if SCO (via BSA) sends them a DMCA letter?

piracy is a matter for the courts, if it goes that far. i'm grateful for 
the info, because i'd rather not vote (with my dollars) for an ISP that 
serves the interest of the RIAA/MPAA rather than paying customers. OTOH, 
multiple complaints over time... that could indicate a real problem. 
otherwise, ISPs need to have a spam filter on RIAA/MPAA complaints.


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