View Single Post
Old 02-17-2009, 12:47 PM  
gideongallery
Confirmed User
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,082
Quote:
Originally Posted by jakethedog View Post
My thoughts are this ..
In Canada .. Conspiracy is a crime .. they have built a site which they know full well allows people to download and share stolen/cracked software and content. therefore they are in "conspiracy" to commit theft .... stick a fork in it .. as far as I can see it should be a done deal..

1. the torrent uploader would be the one guilty of conspiracy to commit the crime of copyright infringement (assuming fair use did not justify his actions)
2. there is no criminal act of conspiracy to commit conspiracy to commit theft.

That would be like saying that if you traded traffic with a site that had a gallery with kiddie porn you should be charged with conspiracy to distribute kiddie porn.
__________________

“When crimes occur through the mail, you don’t shut the post office down,” Steve Wozniak
gideongallery is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote