On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 03:05:47AM -0800, Owen DeLong wrote:
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> On Jan 20, 2012, at 2:25 AM, Robert Bonomi wrote:
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> >
> > Mark Andrews <ma...@isc.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I suspect most file sharing site don't have illegal content. Most
> >> would have some content that is there without the permission of the
> >> copyright holder. These are different things.
> >
> > <nitpick>
> > "Without the permission of the copyright holder" _is_ contrary to
> > statute, and thus 'against the law'. As such 'illegal' is _not_
> > an incorrect term to apply to the situation.
> >
> > It may not be a _criminal_ violation, but it is still proscribed by law.
> >
> > "Illegal" and "criminal" -- _these_ are different things.
> >
> > Junk faxing is illegal, Telemarketing calls to cell phones are illegal,
> > Public distribution without the permission of the copyright owner is
> > illegal.
> >
> > Except in special cases, none of those actions are _criminal_, but
> > they are all violations of law, and thus _illegal_.
> >
>
> Actually, they are all criminal violations. They may be infractions, or, they
> may not often get prosecuted, but, each is, in fact, a criminal violation.
>
> Owen
>
depends on the jurisdiction me thinks. Do US laws apply in India?
Nigeria?
Mars? Your broad generlizations may not hold.
/bill
