Danish Anti-Piracy Organization Bills P2P Users 682
faaaz writes "The danish anti-piracy organisation Antipiratgruppen has billed approximately 150 p2p users an amount of up to $14,000 each for sharing copyrighted material. The organisation says 'Pay up, or we'll sue!'" There's also a Reuters article.
Ex-wife (Score:5, Funny)
Well at least... (Score:5, Funny)
Step 3: Profit!
Re:Whoa... (Score:2, Funny)
The "word of honor"? Ah I forgot, these are probably lawyers... can't expect that to work.
Blank mp3s (Score:5, Funny)
Do they have a copyright on the blank loop? If not I think I should hurry up and copyright it
Re:Blank mp3s (Score:5, Funny)
Turnabout (Score:3, Funny)
Re:sounds familiar... (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, that was sarcasm, for the humor-impaired.
Re:Isn't this what Slashdot has always wanted? (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, I hope every single Danish citizen participates liberally in P2P file sharing networks. It'd be fun to watch the country dissolve into a police state in which normal human behavior is supressed so that a stupid obsolete law can be enforced by the state. It's wonderful to watch, really.
Every time you remember a word you've read, you've violated copyright you know. We must extract those patterns from your brain cells after you've finished that book. Can't have you walking around with an illegal copy in your head.
Re:Good on them! (Score:5, Funny)
I hear you, dude. It's almost like Bon Jovi's been shot in the heart, and you're to blame.
Re:APG and their reputation (Score:3, Funny)
If not, I hope the RIAA doesn't try the same tactics over here... instead of meeting Mr. Joe The Pirate (arrr matey!) they'd have a rather grave encounter with Mr. Remington the .12 Gauge Shotgun.
Re:Awww Crud! (Score:2, Funny)
So is it illegal now to download media that you already own? How does this organization determine who is downloading content they already own?
As for child pornography. I think it is disgusting and wish it didn't exist. However, I don't think people downloading it should get into trouble for it. Here's why: I went on Kazaa the other day and did my usual search for "amateur" and then proceeded to download every file that came up. When I was checking out the porn, to my horror, one of the files was child pornography. I assure you the file name did not indicate this in any way. I immediately deleted it, but it already ruined my porn viewing for the night. I was furious. So now how do you determine who is intentionally distributing or downloading child pornography? Even if it is written in the filename, people like me who mass download stuff may still get it (which sucks, but its a risk we take).
And back to illegal thing. I download amatuer porn. There is nothing illegal about watching some guy bang his wife, or some chick get naked in her dorm room.
If you want free music, make and support free music. If you want free software, make and support free software.
This point I sincerely agree on. I'd like to add: make and support free amateur porn!