Decriminalizing File Swapping

Posted by Zonk on Thursday May 26, 2005 @03:39AM from the no-one-expects-the-french dept.

IAmTheDave writes "Wired reports that judicial activism is taking hold in France, much to the dismay of the recording industry, as judges are beginning to suspend the sentences of convicted file swappers. Further, they believe they are starting a revolution against the draconian laws at the base of the industry's legal agenda, and that sometimes laws need to be changed. Says Judge Dominique Barella of the laws against file swapping in today's society: 'It is similar to the sociological consequences of the Prohibition period in the U.S. (during the 1920s). Certain laws can have unexpected consequences on society.'"

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Re:Bwoot! Cognitive dissonance detector going off! by Stick_Fig · 2005-05-26 03:48 · Score: 0, Flamebait

What? Rational cognitive thought? Shut up and eat your freedom fries, you Frenchie!

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Re:Lowers respect for property and law by Pig+Hogger · 2005-05-26 05:39 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Wasn't it Ayn Rand who said something like "you can't rule free men", and that the only way for the government to control everyone is to make them criminals?
Ayn Rand was a total and absolute asshole who was longing for the caveman days where the one with the biggest stick could beat the shit out of anyone else for no reason whatsoever.