-> -=> Quoting Joe Boswell to Joe Nhor <=-
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-> -> G'Day Joe!
-> ->
-> -> JB> thought) so that would mean more than likely 1+ years in priso
-> -> JB> Charges for that higher than that of say homocide?
-> ->
-> -> I believe if what I remember is correct, it is a felony offence, u
-> -> copyright act, punishable by a maximum 5 years imprisonment and up
-> -> 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 a
-> JB> them considering that with 3-5 gigs of NPD stuff would mean more
-> 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
-> software
-> then 3x, then jail.
That depends, it should be more like a if your caught with it on your
hard drive and your running a BBS to distribute it then it should be
weighed heavier than if you just downloaded it...
joe
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