has anyone ever been arrested or fined for piracy? like, an individual. the guys who run the sites get in trouble but does anyone know a case where a normal person did?
I don't know of any recent cases, but the short answer is yes. The companies primarily targeted individuals who diligently spread the media around and I think there was a very large lawsuit against many individuals guilty of piracy. It was a ton of tiny fines.
Yeah, there was about 6 people in the States who received letters from their ISP. And I think 2 of them actually got fined $250,000. Here in Canada all the ISP's are required to do is send an email on behalf of the copyright holder.
Yes I would make a copy of a handbag and then steal it. Yes I would also copy of a car, then steal it. Yes I would also make a copy of a baby, then steal it. Yes I would make a copy of a policeman, shoot him, steal his copied helmet, **** inside of it, then send it to his wife which I also copied, only to steal it back again, because It is just a copy created from the source, that does not get hurt/maimed/robbed.
Saying you are robbing someone because you make a copy of something they have, is like if someone said you robbed a car manufacturer, by building your own car.
I know this gif is just a joke, but the idea the original is riding on is ******* retarded.