In case you missed it Pirate Bay found guilty

Lazybones · April 17, 2009, 03:59:22 PM

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/17/pirate_verdict_next_move/

Could have some interesting repercussions.

Lazybones · April 17, 2009, 04:03:14 PM

Or some unexpected site effects
Swedish Pirate Party Gains 3000 Members In 7 Hours
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/17/2041208&from=rss

Mr. Analog · April 17, 2009, 06:48:12 PM

Man, this news was everywhere today...

OK RIAA/MPAA YOUR CONTENT IS SAFE NOW ...

or is it?

Mr. Analog · April 17, 2009, 06:48:31 PM

Quote from: Lazybones on April 17, 2009, 04:03:14 PM
Or some unexpected site effects
Swedish Pirate Party Gains 3000 Members In 7 Hours
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/17/2041208&from=rss

Holy poo!

I missed that completely

Darren Dirt · April 18, 2009, 05:04:33 AM

Ironic -- in a STUPID way -- is that within the same time period,

Joe Public cries foul when President Obama is basically saying "no, I won't seek criminal charges against those that encouraged/facilitated torture".

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/l18torture.html?_r=1

While this Pirate Bay kangaroocourt ruling says "we succeeded in seeking criminal charges against those that encouraged/facilitated sharing of copyrighted digital media".

We live in era where hurting another fellow human being is apparently less immoral than telling people where to find collections of ones and zeros -- based on what the "higher ups" have decided and publicly announced, anyway.

Lazybones · April 18, 2009, 08:28:55 PM

Don't forget that in the US they are labelling underage teens caught having sex as sex offenders.

Mr. Analog · April 20, 2009, 07:51:52 AM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 18, 2009, 05:04:33 AMWe live in era where hurting another fellow human being is apparently less immoral than telling people where to find collections of ones and zeros -- based on what the "higher ups" have decided and publicly announced, anyway.

Oh, don't even get me started. The world is absurd.

Darren Dirt · April 20, 2009, 10:20:32 AM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 18, 2009, 05:04:33 AM
Ironic -- in a STUPID way -- is that within the same time period,

Joe Public cries foul when President Obama is basically saying "no, I won't seek criminal charges against those that encouraged/facilitated torture".

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/l18torture.html?_r=1

Well, apparently now folks are telling Obama "either YOU acknowledge THEY are violators of international law... or YOU will be guilty of violating international law"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4FgL001y8M

Mr. Analog · April 21, 2009, 09:21:25 PM

Oh Bama, what have you gotten yourself into... or wait, wut?

Darren Dirt · April 22, 2009, 01:07:25 PM

Are torture techniques less immoral, if similar methods are (allegedly) used on Americans during military training? Discuss...

Thorin · April 22, 2009, 04:30:33 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 22, 2009, 01:07:25 PM
Are torture techniques less immoral, if similar methods are (allegedly) used on Americans during military training? Discuss...

This might perhaps be better as its own thread, since this thread was about software piracy and specifically about The Pirate Bay being found guilty...

Mr. Analog · April 22, 2009, 06:36:21 PM

Quote from: Thorin on April 22, 2009, 04:30:33 PM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 22, 2009, 01:07:25 PM
Are torture techniques less immoral, if similar methods are (allegedly) used on Americans during military training? Discuss...

This might perhaps be better as its own thread, since this thread was about software piracy and specifically about The Pirate Bay being found guilty...

But the news coverage is torture! HAW!