Comments on: File-Sharing is a ‘Devastating Social Problem, Jail Sentences More Likely’

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:00:57 +0000

Send a file sharer to jail for 2 years at a total cost of around $50,000 US to the taxpayers. That person now has a “theft” related charge in their background that will disqualify them from gaining meaningful employment at many companies. That person now will use the job related skills they learned in prison from other inmates to pay for for rent, food, etc. since they will have a very hard time gaining meaningful employment. This doesn’t make sense to me on many levels. As a tax payer, I don’t want my government spending 25 G’s a year of my tax money on someone that downloaded a music file that costs 1 dollar per track on Itunes. Being that an inmate has a better than 50% chance of returning once incarcerated, I also don’t want to have a career criminal on my hands thanks to putting a file sharer in prison. This doesn’t seem like a good idea on any front.

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[...] Prosecution Office says file-sharing a ‘devastating social problem’, warns custodial sentences considered more in future (TorrentFreak) [...]

By: 4445

4445 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:43:30 +0000

there is nothing wrong with sharing

By: UNF

UNF — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:55:21 +0000

In U$A schools are already converted into jails where you get strip-searched by SnifferPigs at the classroom door … once released you can either find a job dealing drugs until the Govt. finds a place for you in the grown-up jail, or join the Army and have a cap popped in yo sorry cracker ass while playing a surreal 3D-video-game with some Resistance Fighters in the Hindukush.

This is obviously a system the bankrupt Yankee bandits mean to impose on their EuroSerfs also, with the slimy collaboration of fcukwits such as the aforementioned Rasmussen, who will repeat, like a trained parrot, any line of propaganda fed to him by his keepers.

To hell with this fig-pucker and the corrupt system he represents!

Resist.Rebel.Revolt

By: neb

neb — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:49:18 +0000

#140
I agree. What will an internet connection be if it is completly controled by government-s? Darn television is already that way and there are nothing but ads, all the time. Even web-sites are doing the ads now.

#138
BTW, bank robbery is a crime.
Seems someones sense of right and wrong are a bit confused.

By: Timberlake Fan

Timberlake Fan — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:33:55 +0000

So I was watching The Social Network and thought “Justin Timberlake? A musician is playing Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster?” I did some research and found this: hollywoodnews.com/2010/10/14/justin-timberlake-on-music-piracy-would-have-done-it-in-college/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:09:26 +0000

@28

The Netherlands are safe! Court just ruled AGAIN that downloading, even from an illegal source is LEGAL. And that EU law can NOT change that.

It seems that of all the countries claiming to be free. There is only one! Sweden suck on that.

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Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:59:35 +0000

[...] File-Sharing is a ‘Devastating Social Problem, Jail Sentences More Likely’ – “While the the Pirate Bay trial is recognized worldwide, historically only a handful of file-sharing cases have gone the distance in Sweden’s criminal courts. Now, after making available just 44 music tracks via a file-sharing network, a 26 year old man is being lined up for prosecution. Sweden’s Prosecution Office says that ‘illicit’ file-sharing is a “devastating social problem” so with the TPB convictions in hand, jail sentences will be considered more often in the future….” [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:30:18 +0000

In the uk there’s over 30million users 30million x £10 a month is £300million going to ISP’s including TAX(that go’s to the government)… If P2p is ever blocked seriously then I will give up my internet connection for good…!!! Don’t kill the gose that lays your golden eggs…!!! or you will lose one of the only buisness left on the planet that actually makes ‘legal’ money(enough for virgin to fund it’s own space race)+ a hell of alot of tax for governments NOW..!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:26:13 +0000

FVCK ILLUMINATI