On 28 Apr 2005 at 13:02, MARC SIMS wrote: > So for anyone who dares to get a booted pre-release copy of Star Wars > ep III from the net be warned for the authorities will come knocking on > your door with a search warrant and be subject to a three year prison > sentence just for downloading stolen property. This sounds very harsh > indeed but if you do get sentenced don't come running to me.
Why should you be surprised about that? Receiving stolen goods has generally *ALWAYS* been a crime -- probably everywhere. In Virginia, for example, > � 18.2-108. Receiving, etc., stolen goods. > > If any person buy or receive from another person, or aid in concealing, > any stolen goods or other thing, knowing the same to have been stolen, he > shall be deemed guilty of larceny thereof, and may be proceeded against, > although the principal offender be not convicted. Why should receiving a stolen DVD be different from receiving other sorts of stolen goods... [other than that the pedants will point out that you don't "steal" copyrighted material, per se]. /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME list is hosted on a Windows 2000(TM) machine running L-Soft international's LISTSERV(R) software. To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have questions about the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
