How does the government hunt down people who illegally download music. Like Music, tv shows, and movies for free. How can they hunt a person down, ruin their life, and sue them? What are their methods? How do they know who you are?
2007-06-29 10:34:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No I mean persecute. Illegal downloading is a way of life. The prosecution comes later.. D=
2007-06-29 10:41:09 · update #1
The RIAA contacts your internet service provider and obtains your contact information. Then they send you a pre-litigation settlement offer. If you refuse, they file a lawsuit.
2007-06-29 12:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know they only go after people who are facilitating downloads by others. Either by supplying the items or the information to achieve it. I don't think the government could ever go after all the people just downloading for their own use. They can't even do much more than scratch the surface on the Child Porn criminals. And clearly that is much more important than someones music or movie.
2007-06-29 17:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by Moondog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just boycott disk industry products. People who share files are big customers. If they just decide not to buy any more until they are not prosecuted any more, major company will stop soon persecute them.
Buy and share free music (just like free software: this does not necessary mean free of charge).
Is your favourite artist in a major ? Write and tell him or her to leave these screws.
2007-06-29 17:43:30 · answer #3 · answered by Sérendipité 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they are discovered and convicted they are sent to Cyberworld with Job , The Lawnmower man so he can torture them by making them cut all of the cybergrass in the cyberuniverse.
2007-06-29 17:37:29 · answer #4 · answered by Master Ang Gi Guong 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The RIAA is currently concentrating on college students and college campuses.
2007-06-29 17:37:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They read Yahoo answers to see who is admitting guilt... Then the Fed's come after you because they have written info. Whatch out now, here we come.
2007-06-29 17:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Ilya S 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have a feeling they are prosecuted, not persecuted.
2007-06-29 17:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by TheEconomist 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They send you in Gulagtanamo and torture you.
You tell them whatever they want to hear from you.
2007-06-29 17:37:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋