ESA happy about prison sentences for game pirates

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ferret1603 said:

ssj12 said:

Godot said:

Lord N said:
First of all, morals and ethics are completely subjective.

While I don't think there's anything wrong with someone doing it for their own personal use, I am against people doing it for money because they are profiting from someone else's work.

That being said, this is way too harsh. Copyright infringement when done for profit should be punished with fines and not being able to use the internet or a computer for a while, not jail time.

I agree. There's too much effort wasted trying to fight copyright infringement while there are much more serious criminals to fight.

I second this. Jail time was a bit harsh. Just heavy fines would have done, not taking up a jail cell's spot from a murder or someone who more deserves that spot.

QFT.

I disagree.  Fines alone could be seen as merely "if they catch you, you lose your ill-gotten gains"; and considering what the odds against an individual pirate being caught are, that if makes it hardly a deterrent at all. 

Some jail time for massive offenses is appropriate (these guys had for-profit illegal businesses), and the jail sentences are short -- less than one year and barely more than a year, respectively; that is not what I would call a huge burden on our jail system.  It's not like they're arresting these guys by the hundreds like they do with marijuana.