“ the Government believes piracy of intellectual property
for profit is theft and will be pursued as such through the criminal law
for profit is theft and will be pursued as such through the criminal law
Digital Britain Final Report [pdf]
I believe ‘the Goverment’ continues to be as thick as shit. Piracy is not Theft. Piracy is a civil law, not criminal law, no matter whether it is ‘for profit’ or not. Stop using the stick and try the carrot. Encourage content providers to make easy legal access to content without DRM instead of complaining that their old, ludicrously profitable business methods have been destroyed by an open internet.
