Posted by Orin Kerr:
DOJ's Reluctance to Go After P2P Users:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_05_08-2005_05_14.shtml#1115700793
I hope you'll pardon me for recommending an article that quotes me as
an expert; the [1]Los Angeles Times has a pretty good article on the
political reality of criminal copyright enforcement:
Like a stern father figure, Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales warned
Los Angeles high school students last month about the perils of
illegally downloading music or movies.
"There are consequences," he said. "It is unlawful."
Backing up the threat is another matter. While federal
prosecutors have made fighting piracy a top priority, to date they
have been reluctant to go after the group the entertainment
industry most wants targeted: people who illegally download from
hugely popular online file-sharing networks.
"No U.S. attorney wants to be the guy who put a UCLA sophomore in
jail for downloading Britney Spears," said George Washington
University law professor Orin Kerr, a former federal high-tech
crimes specialist.
References
1.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-piracy9may09,1,444946.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true
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