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Jail Time for Movie Swappers
ArmenTanzarian writes "The MPAA is at it again, reports CNET in a story from yesterday. Apparently, suing the pants off of teenagers RIAA-style isn't good enough, they want to go ahead and throw you in jail. To that end, their senators will introduce the Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act today; which carries with it a maximum sentence of 3 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Here's the best part: you don't have to infringe on copyright to be found guilty!"
Does that mean that all /.ers are reporting to the nearest jail?
It's nice to see Democrats and Republicans working together
Looking at the acronym for the bill, it's the ART Prevention Act. If it passes, we won't have to worry about having any quality movies to share!
And the muscular cyborg German dudes dance with sexy French Canadians
/me mutters something about "the best legal system money can buy.."
Trolling is a art,
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At home right now in my laptop I have a DVD in the tray. That drive is shared automatically as D$.
Come arrest me!
Idiots.
Guantanamo-Disney?
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What you do today will cost you a day of your life
Click here and have a look at my 550+ divx colection...
Please... don't you download any, that's just for saying "I DON'T GIVE A SHIT" to those fuckers!
So what are we going to do about this? Now is the time to contact your representative, NOT the day before the bill is passed! Send a typed SNAIL MAIL letter to your representative's office calmly detailing your take on the issue, making a clear and concise argument, avoiding unnecessary detail and personal attacks.
Here is a sample letter which I base my other letters on, for reference:
At least their bandwidth costs will go up
No, I don't condone theft, but I think the draconian laws are worse than the offence they try to prevent....
Simon
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No, the egg just didn't measure up to any of the other sperms' standards.
Obviously the only reason you have a TV and a DVD player is to watch pirated DVDs. The only reason you have a computer is to download pirated music and movies. The internet is only for porn and bomb making instructions you damn dirty pirates.
Be glad that it's not "supporting terrorism" to have a downloaded movie.
Just wait till some crappy band steals your nic.
Give this guy's bandwidth a break...otherwise I won't be able to break the law. Sheesh..
They put the Harry Potter 3 trailer online before the intended release date - can they arrest themselves now?
"Time is an abstract concept devised by carbon-based lifeforms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thundercleese
This is a step in the right direction for sure! Hopefully in 5 years they'll be handing down the death penalty for premedidated file sharing and file sharing with children, far far worse crimes than file sharing with consentual adults!
Only shared folders (SMB?), Websites (HTTP), and FTP are covered? Looks like Kazaa is out of this bills reach. They can't even draft stupid laws correctly.
-3Suns
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Apparently, the theatres in my area can't make up their mind if they are pro or anti piracy. The last two movies I have seen have had, during their advertising slideshow before hand, have advertised SBC/Yahoo! DSL with the slogan "Download a movie faster than you can watch one" or something along those lines. So, does this mean the theatre is promoting piracy? Kinda ironic, especially since it was the last slide on the screen, immediately followed by the respectcopyrights ad.
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It's good to know that I'd spend more time in jail for pirating a movie than I would for beating Jack Valenti with a lead pipe. I think I'll head over to the MPAA's offices right now!
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It's perfectly appropriate. It is an "Act" aimed at "Preventing" things. What are the things that it is trying to prevent? Two things -- "Artist's Rights" and "Theft".
Feinstein has taken payoffs to the tune of $264,566 from the Tv/Movies/Music lobby.
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Hi, i'm sherif john bunnel, and tonight, we're gonna show you, [SMASH] what happens, [WACK] when criminals, [BANG] break the law! Comming up: How a violent homocidal pedophile is finally caught and given a speeding ticket.
What happens when drunken teenagers get behind the wheel.
And the car theif that just couldnt say no to a 3 month relaxed probation deal.
But first:
Orange County Florida, and police are about to raid a known file sharer, but suddenly little Jonny Doe tries to outsmart law enforcement officers by dropping his files in the recycle bin.
Law enforcers act quickly to secure the machine "DROP THE MOUSE DROP THE MOUSE" the outlaw fails to comply. Shots are fired and the teenager is down.
"I had entered the room and i saw him in the corner with a mouse in his hand, we are trained to just shoot if we see a mouse because we cant afford to take risks, if there was a hostage in the room we couldnt take the risk that they may view copyrighted material."
Thats one kid that will learn, that when you play with computers, with no regard for the law, you can expect the cold end, of an officers gun!
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Yes, here's a quote from the article I found particularly funny:
"Piracy for too long has been high-reward and low-risk," Taylor said. "Legislation such as that being introduced tomorrow will go a long way toward changing that equation."
I want to know what strange universe this guy lives in where getting to see The Hulk for free is considered "high-reward." I would think that would be punishment in and of itself.
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And force them to sit through the 30 minutes of BS on a "Disney DVD" over and over and over?
(Think "A Clockwork Orange" with the Disney DVD advertisments and "It's a Small World" looping)
I mean, it sorta kinda records. Playback is increasingly fuzzy with time (with the odd exception of tag lines from SNL near office water coolers, or Monty Python quotes in environments lacking in females)
"sorry, sir, but after we search your backpack, please step into the operations theater for a quick lobotomy. Yes, sir, this is required. No brains allowed in the movie theater. Ha ha, sir, yes, no brains in the the industry either."
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