http://copyrightsandcampaigns....
"Which got me thinking: where does the use of "piracy" to refer to copyright infringement come from? Was the term appropriated from the "ay, matey" pirates in a secret 1999 meeting of RIAA flacks, as they girded for battle with Napster? Hardly. When I started looking into it, I was somewhat surprised to learn that "piracy" has been used as a synonym (or near-synonym) for copyright infringement for about 350 years. In his exhaustive etymological study of the terms "piracy" and "intellectual property," Professor Justin Hughes of Cardozo Law School traces the equation of "piracy" with infringement to an English bishop named John Fell, who lived 1625-1686."
It's important to be able to forget in many cases however, so that every sentence doesn't become a life sentence. Justice should be about rehabilitation as well. Obviously if a person represents an ongoing problem, affected parties should be able to check that.
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It does seem a bit like eating sawdust on a sliver of potato. Might be good roughage though!
http://copyrightsandcampaigns.... "Which got me thinking: where does the use of "piracy" to refer to copyright infringement come from? Was the term appropriated from the "ay, matey" pirates in a secret 1999 meeting of RIAA flacks, as they girded for battle with Napster? Hardly. When I started looking into it, I was somewhat surprised to learn that "piracy" has been used as a synonym (or near-synonym) for copyright infringement for about 350 years. In his exhaustive etymological study of the terms "piracy" and "intellectual property," Professor Justin Hughes of Cardozo Law School traces the equation of "piracy" with infringement to an English bishop named John Fell, who lived 1625-1686."
It's posts like these giving the inside scoop which make slashdot great. So is he still on the hook for actions from the other organisations?
It's important to be able to forget in many cases however, so that every sentence doesn't become a life sentence. Justice should be about rehabilitation as well. Obviously if a person represents an ongoing problem, affected parties should be able to check that.