If Im caught stealing a CD from the store, odds are I will recieve a minimal fine or even simply pay for the CD. Internet piracy carries a penalty of thousands of dollars per song downloaded, which is obviously more signifigant than stealing a hard copy.
Why the huge difference in penalties?
2006-12-04 08:30:57 · 6 answers · asked by Mike F 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it used to be that i could buy a book and loan it to you and nobody gave a dam ... now in effect , they want to charge you for every person u let read the book as well as charge you each time YOU read it ... imo they just need to rethink the whole marketing strategy because their way of thinking about it and labeling 80% of the population criminals and pirates is archaic .. they need to move into the 21st century with the rest of us ...
2006-12-04 08:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Internet Piracy is much easier to do and is more likely to be done by people than stealing. Most people would feel strong remores and guilt about stealing from a store, but piracy isn's seen as a crime so they want to make sure people know it's wrong and don't do it, the best way is a heavy fine.
2006-12-04 08:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Furious 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Law is blind,
i think they canot sue somebody for piracy as he forgot to pay for a CD when he went out of shop.
2006-12-04 08:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The difference is that the theft of a single CD is considered personal use, the piracy of downloading is considered commerce and or stopping legal trade.
2006-12-04 08:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by fancyname 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it is like Macs and computers. lots of persons say Macs are extra efficient computers. even if it is SOOO a lot extra sturdy to pirate crap on a Mac. It figures it out that this technique isn't authentic and shuts down. With a computer, you should use pirated each thing very nearly, without a topic. yet you get virus'. Macs do not quite get virus'.... i in my view am quite adversarial to pirating. i do not pirate something i do not ought to. And with the aid of ought to, I mean, if someone positioned a gun to my head and informed me to apply limewire, i'd use limewire. yet i do not in my daily existence. i'm very nearly one hundred% effective SOPA and PIPA received't bypass. the challenge is, politicians will wait till each of the hype wears off and stick it to a bill that is efficacious to bypass. as an example: there's a bill that would want to offer nutrition and safeguard to orphans. WHO would not LOVE ORPHANS? Then they are going to stick SOPA&PIPA to it, so each body has to nonetheless conform to them, or face each of the hardship of being screamed at consistently because they 'hate orphans'.
2016-11-23 16:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stealing is stealing. No difference in my view. I think many like to make excuses for their theft because the property is digital and not a physical thing they can hold in their hand. To me, it is no different than stealing a painting or the contents of a book and calling it your own.
2006-12-04 08:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by Rich B 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋