[G4] DVD burning..

[sr ferenczy]

yes, a few years ago, prior to the big international sting-forget which 
one- (ah, arresting college students, has always happened, and never 
will cease)  3 of my floor mates went down for having hotline servers, 
btwn the 3 of them, they have about 1 TB or so of copyright-infringing 
material. all in all, it ended fairly meekly, though with a lot of 
pressure from the school, family, etc. none of the 3 were allowed to 
own a computer for some probation period, they all spent a couple 
nights in jail, had to say big apologies and had about a $10,000 fine 
btwn the three of them.

suffice it to say, the institute was pissed, but not at the students. 
the feds did this whole sting type operation without the school's 
knowledge, and the school's stance has always (quietly) been "dont do 
anything illegal, but this hands on experience IS great for our 
students, so we are very hands off"


sandor




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On Jun 15, 2004, at 11:46 AM, zhmmy harper wrote:

>
> Doing something illegal, being caught doing something illegal, and 
> being prosecuted for doing something illegal are three very different 
> things.
> xxxx
>
> As are trepidition, resentment, remorse and atonement.  Oh, and don't 
> forget freedom.  I suppose if everyone did everything exactly as 
> defined by rules then we would have a wonderful life, albeit a bit 
> boring.
>
> I was just curious as to whether ANYONE personally knew of any person 
> who had been prosecuted by any law enforcement agency for copying 
> anything on a computer.
>
> Just a question, not an invitation for a lecture.
>
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