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Posted on 06-10-10 07:38:15 PM Link | Quote

This judge wins

So to summarize... P2P is the same thing we've done for a long time (sharing stuff), but in a different medium (digital, instead of physical) - In other words, the people running and using a site that directed users to torrent files were found to have committed no offense, and that the presence of advertising on the site (= slight monetary income) did not constitute a crime in that context. Oh, and according to the judge the decision is final and therefore cannot be appealed.

tl;dr freedom won a good victory.

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Posted on 06-10-10 07:43:09 PM Link | Quote


Not like the USA is likely to come to such a conclusion. But yeah, I always thought it was odd how you can share physical things but often not digital ones legally. I don't violate a law if I let someone borrow a book or dress or toothbrush (although sharing a toothbrush could be a bit gross), so why should sharing my Civilization III Complete CD be a crime?

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Posted on 06-10-10 07:43:26 PM Link | Quote
Oh wow, ¡viva la españa!

The sharing a book thing actually makes sense - although, it's more like making a copy of the book and giving it to someone else .... but I'm happy with his interpretation.
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Posted on 06-10-10 07:44:47 PM (last edited by Girlydragon at 06-10-10 04:45 PM) Link | Quote
I wouldn't say that it's exactly the same as sharing a book, but it's still someone taking a better stance than "EACH DOWNLOADED COPY IS A LOST SALE!!!"

So to this judge!

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Posted on 06-10-10 07:58:16 PM Link | Quote
Congrats, a victory in Spain... and I always thought the same, so why punish for sharing a music CD or a VHS/DVD movie?

And yea, some people often buy the product after trying it through piracy, so... =P

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Posted on 06-10-10 08:57:16 PM Link | Quote
This is what happens when a Judge is not paid off by the RIAA. They can come to a sound conclusion instead of one directed by the big media moguls. While I agree with most people here, its not exactly the same as sharing a book. That would be more like sharing a CD that you bought. But this would be like sharing the book and that person copies or scans it...

Ok, enough analogies. Cudos to the Spanish judge!

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Posted on 06-10-10 09:09:03 PM Link | Quote
Under that logic, somebody who has Eidetic memory would be considered a pirate because they've copied an entire book... Into their brain.

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Posted on 06-11-10 12:35:54 AM Link | Quote
It's about time someone with some authority actually has a lick of sense somewhere.

I hope this sentiment spreads. Seriously.

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Posted on 06-11-10 11:44:50 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Girlydragon
I wouldn't say that it's exactly the same as sharing a book

No, but unlike just about every single other brainiac on the P2Phenomenon, he at least hit the damn target.

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Posted on 06-14-10 10:16:20 PM (last edited by HyperHacker at 06-14-10 07:16 PM) Link | Quote
06-14-10 05:16:20 PM
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Awesome.
Originally posted by Ork Warboss of Crabbydeff
Under that logic, somebody who has Eidetic memory would be considered a pirate because they've copied an entire book... Into their brain.



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