It's true: Nerds have way too much time on their hands.
"The connection between downloading an image off of limewire and the sexual abuse of a child is so tenuous it's absurd."
Oh really? Tell that to the face of the child in the image he downloaded.
You buy an Xbox 360. You plug it in. You go through the setup screens, then crate an Xbox Live account, which binds you to Microsoft's EULA, which specifically states that you are not allowed to mod the console. You mod the console anyway. You get banned for violating the EULA.
Simple, logical, legal. Lawsuits like this simply clog the American legal system.
From what I understand, the digital distribution of the
And yes, I know, you can't stop piracy. But they did cut off the main source of piracy.
Then again, I could never read e-books or role-playing game manuals on a computer screen, so whenever I'd pirate things like role-playing game manuals, I'd usually end up buying them if I liked them anyway (that included the 4th edition, which I purchased after reading the
No amount of careful planning will ever replace dumb luck.