-=> Quoting Joe Boswell to Joe Nhor <=-
 -> G'Day Joe!
 ->
 -> JB> thought) so that would mean more than likely 1+ years in prison?
 -> JB> Charges for that higher than that of say homocide?
 ->
 -> I believe if what I remember is correct, it is a felony offence, unde
 -> copyright act, punishable by a maximum 5 years imprisonment and up to
 -> million dollar fine.
 ->
 -> Which is why if you do it, you'd better be damn careful not to get
 -> caught with
 -> 3-5 gigs of NPD on your system.
 JB> Does that strike you as a bit harsh? Heh I mean say you were driving
 JB> down the road, drunk as all hell and smash into some kid on the
 JB> street, how many years you think you would get? Compare that to alot of
 JB> them considering that with 3-5 gigs of NPD stuff would mean more than
 JB> one 1 to 5 year sentence and up to a million in cash... Kinda
 JB> backwards... joe
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That is true. It should be a fine of paying the software (all the software 
that
was caught pirated. The second strike 2x the fair market value of the 
oftware
then 3x, then jail.
... Clinton/Gore for a kinder, gentler Socialism
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