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BitTorrent User Guilty Of Piracy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

DIY News writes "A Hong Kong man has been convicted of movie internet piracy in what is believed to be the first case involving BitTorrent file-sharing software. The man was found guilty of copyright infringement for distributing three Hollywood blockbusters using BitTorrent."

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  1. Re:No crime for good taste... by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't think we, as slashdotters, can really comment on his bad taste, after all, we post here, despite being run by Zonk and certain other editors.

  2. Re:Next Gen p2p by TheoMurpse · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    But that has always existed. It's called being an accessory, and you can be held liable vicariously through whom you were an accessory to for anything they have done. Read the section in the link a couple paragraphs down on Common Law.

    For example, if I help plan a murder with my buddy, then he does it, I'm an accessory to murder, and can be held guilty of murder even though it may have been committed somewhere I never went. If I was there, then I'd be an accomplice to murder.

    Now, if a company says, "Hey, please have fun infringing copyright with our software," then they are guilty. As they should be. The Grokster ruling is nothing new, and the EFF is only making a big deal about how it sets a dangerous precedent in order to save face.