Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator

Member 15257

Level 2.12

Nov 2006

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Nov 11, 2006, 05:55 AM
Local time: Nov 11, 2006, 08:55 PM
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There are far too many people downloading far too many things for the government to pursue them. Even Microsoft, RIAA, and stuff are going for the actual Pirates, who mass-rip copyrighted materials and put them on the internet. It simply costs too much to hunt down each and every illegal downloader, because unlike physical thieves, someone can 'steal' as many copies of something, without it 'running out'. Also, most people who illegally download things wouldn't buy it if they couldn't get it free, so even the 'virtual loss' sustained by the companies are very low. The only thing that pays off for these companies is busting groups of people who pirate and sell copyrighted material, and the occasional person who uploads vast numbers of copyrighted material on the internet.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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