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Originally Posted by PiracyPitbull
At the same time.....I suspect that they will employ plenty of common sense in their investigations whereby if some of Hotfiles top affiliates made big bucks from their "cat sneezing and grandpa falls over" videos...that they wont be fined or receiving jail time.
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No doubt. The MPAA in the past certainly haven't just got hold of lists of IP addresses and with no proof whatsoever of a crime having taken place, sent those people quasi-blackmail letters demanding money for out of court settlements.
Oh hang on a minute, that's EXACTLY what they did!
Lots of people have legit uses for sharing large files. Those people are now going to be hounded by the MPAA and they have done nothing wrong.
That is the issue. Clearly, if you can prove someone is breaking the law, they should be banged up. However, proof is the key word.