Comment criminal vs civil (Score 2, Interesting) 954
This is nothing more than an attempt by an organization created by corperations to enforce US copyright laws. I cant see how they can do this considering they are not a law enforcement agency. The only thing the BSA should be able to do is send the DA after you to press criminal charges of copyright infringement, then it would be the burden of the DA to prove that you violated the law. As far as a civil suit goes, what can they sue for? Breach of contract? and if they did those damn EULA's have so much crap in them a judge would probably nullify half of it. It will take time and money, but, how many people sitting on the jury will have unlicensed software and be sympathetic?
anyway .. my $0.02