Except that there is no "prosecution" in a civil suit. There is a plaintiff, someone who thinks they need compensation or some other sort of injuctive relief. No one goes to jail or has a criminal record from a civil trial. Go bankrupt? Well yeah.
----- Original Message ---- From: Tom Piwowar <t...@tjpa.com> To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:13:41 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DMCA: was: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc > http://news.cnet.com/2010-12-950229.html Note that article written by a CNET "political correspondent," hardly an authority on law or computers. Note that article says "fears of legal action *may* not all be justified" (emphasis mine). So even the author isn't full standing behind the assertion. Note that rules of evidence and grounds for conviction in civil suits are much more in favor of the prosecution. > http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/dmca_revealed.htm And you ignored http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/dmca_revisited.htm Did you read the site's disclaimer and suggestion that "you go someplace else"? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
