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Italy Approves Jail for P2P Users

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-bully-for-them dept.

funkdid writes "Italy has made transferring content via the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder a criminal offence.Those found guilty of the unauthorised distribution of copyright material now face a fine of between 154 and 1032 ($185-1240), a jail sentence of between six months and three years, the confiscation of their hardware and software, and the revelation of their misdeeds in Italy's two national newspapers, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera."

2 of 533 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Wrong by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Assuming you are the parent AC, your statement is irrelevant.

    Note I said all drug offenses.
    Note also that I did not say whether 1/2 the prison population in jail for all drug offenses is good or bad. I was merely refuting your(?) knee jerk statemnt of "vast majority in jail for pot".

  2. Re:I guess its time.... by chabotc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your "brother" ... right.