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Off The Shelf - Stealing is cheaper than downloading
Topic: Society 8:46 am EST, Feb 10, 2005

] But from what I can tell, the penalties laid out for
] downloading one season of a TV show with BitTorrent are
] much harsher than if you actually stole a DVD set of the
] same show from a government store. I lay out a practical
] example in detail below, but to cut to the chase: For
] stealing the DVD you could face no more than up to 1 year
] imprisonment and up to a $100,000 fine; for downloading
] the same material you could face statutory damages of up
] to $3,300,000, costs and attorney's fees (ie: the other
] guy's attorneys), as well as up to 1 year imprisonment,
] and up to a $100,000 fine.

An interesting analysis of the punishments set forth for shoplifting a physical item versus downloading a tv show off of bit torrent. I like the summary at the bottom, where Winona Ryder's shoplifting experience is used as an example.

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