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Old 10-01-2010, 06:31 AM  
SteveLightspeed
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Originally Posted by Agent 488 View Post
yes if he gets arrested when he did not steal due to a faulty security camera.

identifying users by ip is not 100% accurate and innocent people are going to be shamed and scared into taking food off their table, that is why some people think is is a bad idea.

also that in creating ill will towards an already mistrusted industry which will see an overall net sales loss once this misadventure has ran it's course.
I agree that every measure should be taken to eliminate false positives, and all the cases should be handled with some common sense.

I don't think anyone is looking to "take food off someone's table". But I also think torrent piracy has been going on unopposed for too long, and we have to make a stand, even if the solution isn't perfect.
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