Piracy. It's game over folks.
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[gloat]The golden age of internet piracy is drawing to a close[/gloat]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33578180
I will accept apologies by PM only (you know who you are).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33578180
Online pirates could face jail terms of up to 10 years under plans being considered by the government.
Online copyright infringement currently carries a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment.
Ministers have launched a consultation on increasing it to 10 years - bringing it into line with copyright infringement of physical goods.
The government said tougher sentences would act as a "significant deterrent
I will accept apologies by PM only (you know who you are).
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Yes, because I could quite happily take 2 years in prison, but 10 just makes it not worth the risk...
To Tories economic crime is the worst. Keep your hands off of our stack.
It's going on world wide so I'm not convinced a UK initiative will have such an effect.
They won't knock, just burst in at 4:00 am. :cool:
If 2 years didn't stop the uploaders then I doubt 10 is.
All due respect to Cumberbatch et al, but it was a dire travesty of a script
You seriously think that that will stop people from downloading pirated films etc? I don't think so. I don't know why you're gloating for because nothing's happened to gloat about.
Edit: Not everyone illegally downloads films etc instead of buying them.
I let out a little cheer when I read it
as one of the longer serving members of DS, you should certainly know that he's been writing the same phrase for nearly ten years now without success
it's got about as much meaning in it as me saying rachel riley is coming round my flat later on for a cup of tea
It worked well as fiction loosely based on fact.
You should still have paid for it though!
If this proposal is successful, it's absolutely disgusting that the current government would think that rape is a far lesser crime than illegally downloading a film. If they say they didn't, then why do rapists only get far lesser than 10 years? This is as far as I know.
Yes. All I can say in mitigation, is that I am not a big Pirateer (1 movie per year, perhaps, and I don't re-seed) and I wouldn't have gone to the cinema or bought the DVD but would have waited for the TV Freeview release, which I am sure will come in due course.
It's just Time-shifting, but in an unorthodox manner
Honest m'Lud
It's like going to see Motorhead. You KNOW they're gonna play Ace Of Spades, but your heart still does a little "oh wow" leap when it kicks in.
Every year the industries / government come up with a new idea to stop piracy & every year they fail misrablely. A few months ago they announced that they had closed down a bunch of sports streaming sites & within hours of them closing the sites, at least a handful of new ones appeared, so 3pm Premier League games will continue to be streamed next season.
End of the day is that hardcore pirates are always one step ahead of the government as they always find a work around.
The golden era of piracy will not close.
Who is it you're gloating at?
Single offence of rape by single offender: 5 years custody - victim 16 or over
8 years custody - victim 13 or over but under 16
10 years custody - victim under 13
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/rape_and_sexual_offences/sentencing/
It seems like the UK is beginning to morph into a nanny state - first porn blocks and now ridiculous copyright laws. Internet piracy will never be stopped.
I bet he's looking in the mirror at his big fat, sweaty, greasy face practising his gloat technique.
I suspect he has a face like Jimmy Carr, one you want to slap.
;-)
Absolutely
He's just got to mention the secret forum now and we can all go home happy!