Pirates guilty of copyright infringement

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I just posted the article Pirates guilty of copyright infringement.

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On May 15, 2001

CHICAGO '“ A federal jury here returned a guilty verdict in the nation’s first trial under the 1997 No Electronic Theft (NET)…

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#2

this article cracks me up: pirate guilty of copyright infringement: you dont think! computer software piracy CONSPIRACY! does that mean they are doing alien experiments? hah hah hah… lol :+

#3

All I can say to this is go join 2600.com in their efforts. They’re fighting a “royal” battle to preserve our rights.

#4

So the poor bastard planned to infringe copyright, how the did they come to that conclusion? When we tape music of the radio, is that not indeed copyrighted material? Then why did they ever introduce the Tape and CD Writer? Thus allowing us to record! They got it all wrong :4 So if I am right, they are saying that everyone person on a global basis is conspiring too infringe copyright! Yeah right :4 You might conspire to rob a train of its bullion like Ronnie Biggs, but you dont conspire to infringe copyright. The jury was probably made up of the BSA (Bent Soft Ass) :d