Comment Re:The story says it all (Score 1) 727
I really don't see what the problem is with this bill. With most file sharing cases, there are two competing viewpoints: the Slashdot viewpoint, which is that sharing files with friends is clearly fair use and that friends can be very broadly defined; and the industry viewpoint, which is that sharing files with thousands of "friends" with the expectation that you will be able to get thousands of files in return without paying for them is the same as selling pirated DVDs on the street.
In this case, the file sharers targeted are clearly in violation of the law. It is illegal to own a copy of a movie that hasn't been released yet. It is illegal to watch it, and it is illegal to show or distribute it. Three years in jail may be a harsh sentence, but there is no moral or legal justification for violating this law, and so no reasonable person should be worried about it.
In this case, the file sharers targeted are clearly in violation of the law. It is illegal to own a copy of a movie that hasn't been released yet. It is illegal to watch it, and it is illegal to show or distribute it. Three years in jail may be a harsh sentence, but there is no moral or legal justification for violating this law, and so no reasonable person should be worried about it.
