Will, here is a clue that applies to TPB from your own link.
Distributing a large enough number of copies to have a noticeable effect on the business of the copyright owner -- Neil J. McRae. [email protected] ________________________________________ From: Will Hargrave [[email protected]] Sent: 01 May 2012 16:52 To: Neil J. McRae Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [uknof] Pirate Bay Block On 1 May 2012, at 16:24, Neil J. McRae wrote: > Whilst I personally believe that these solutions don't work as a standalone > option I think we also need to remember that many if not all of the people > downloading stuff via TPB are actually breaking the law. Are you actually sure about that? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright,_Designs_and_Patents_Act_1988#Criminal_offences Whilst we can't expect a TV advert (…'you wouldn't steal a car'…) to hope to educate users on the between tort and criminal law, we should be aware of the difference ourselves before making such blanket statements. -- Will Hargrave +44 114 303 4444
