I am a creative professional who is tired of people not paying for products they obviously want / or need. And that is why I criticize freetards and pirates. I am not against a fair model for file-sharing and I have no other agenda beyond that.

If you think you score points by claiming all anti-piracy people are some sort of corporate fat cats, think again. It just makes you look ridiculous.

now, on to the subject at hand. the funny thing is I actually agree with you, partially.

“If Copy equals Theft, those John Does will only have to pay the price of the media, or perform public work for a specific time only. ”

Fine. I completely agree with that. I have said this in previous comments – most RIAA and corporate media lawsuits and settlements are wrong and counter-productive. I am fairly anti-piracy, but extracting 5 figure fines from people who have downloaded, say, 500 to 1000 dollars worth of music is not a proportional punishment and I actually find it immoral.