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Two Arrests In Denmark For Spreading Information About Popcorn Time
An anonymous reader writes: You may recall Popcorn Time, the software that integrated torrents with a streaming media player. It fell afoul of the law quite quickly, but survived and stabilized. Now, out of Denmark comes news that two men operating websites related to Popcorn Time have been arrested, and their sites have been shut down. It's notable because the sites were informational resources, explaining how to use the software. They did not link to any copyright-infringing material, they were not involved with development of Popcorn Time or any of its forks, and they didn't host the software. "Both men stand accused of distributing knowledge and guides on how to obtain illegal content online and are reported to have confessed."
But they each weighed as much as a duck, and therefore were made of wood. . .
Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
He HAD TO say it was Sweden. If he said the correct country, he'd be "spreading information" which we now know is a crime.
I see the distinction, but I don't honestly see a difference.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
His refusal to distinguish is hate speech. Go straight to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
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Free lawyers for defendants in criminal courts in the United States too! ... and from what I've heard, they're worth every penny.