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Laws only matter if you're not rich.
  • I would like to clarify something so that there won't be any misunderstandings. Law doesn't require distribution or intent to distribute. Copying a copyrighted material without proper approval or license is enough. Which is what he did.

    Below is the related section from the US Copyright Law, under section 506 Titled "Criminal Offences":

    (B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or

    As you can see they didn't need his intentions to distribute it was a factor used not required. I hope I made it clear about why I don't think it was because if his beliefs.

    I wish you well.

  • Laws only matter if you're not rich.
  • I respect your opinion and let me say that I agree that his beliefs played a role but he wasn't punished harshly because of his beliefs. He was made an example not because of his beliefs but because the people in charge at the time wanted to show that they are in control. You feeling strongly about how the prosecution put together their remarks and how they used his own remarks against him I understand. (I'll tell you that I'm a lawyer with over 20 years of experience you want to believe me or not is up to you.) But I can tell you if they were doing it just because of his beliefs they could've charged him for each and every copyrighted material he downloaded from the servers. Considering he downloaded gigabytes of material in mostly text format they could've went an charge him for each and everyone of those. Just by doing that they could have easily finish his life with thousands of years of prison sentence and charge him hundreds of millions in monetary damages. Instead they turned it into one big case. You can check the law and see if it's possible or not. In the end let's agree to disagree. I wish you well and I hope that he is in peace.

  • Laws only matter if you're not rich.
  • Nope! They made an example of because they didn't know how to deal with internet crimes so they decided he will be the scapegoat for their failures even though they knew his so called crimes didn't require such harsh punishment. They went after him so hard to make an example out of him to warn others. If you think they did it because of his beliefs you're doing injustice to what he went through.

  • Laws only matter if you're not rich.
  • It doesn't matter what he believed. They wanted to make an example of him and build their carriers thanks to that example. The only people they went after this hard were Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.

  • Man aged 64 and ¾ discovers capitalism
  • You're fighting a strawman you made up buddy. I'm talking about his own and how he acted. If you don't like it I suggest you check yourself and let me know if I was misleading about my claims.

  • Man aged 64 and ¾ discovers capitalism
  • I didn't say anything bad about his recent statements. I've yet to see anything real and tangible from his alleged efforts. While he was happy to accept such grants of doing nothing with joy. To me he is nothing but a TV personality and nothing about him is genuine. He literally did a Trump move on his latest interview where he asked the TV reporter what percentage is paying inheritance tax and she said 4% and he run with 96% of the people is having difficulties and shit. And when the same reporter asked where he get his numbers he asked his lackeys who is not effected? He is in my eyes nothing but an attention seeking bastard. Because he is talking loud but doing nothing real.

  • Man aged 64 and ¾ discovers capitalism
  • This dumbass was happy that government was paying him not to do anything with his land for that show he had called Clarkson's Farm or something. I wonder when it started to hurt him so he started to pay attention...

  • Absolute AirBnB Unit
  • My local cafe had one they adopted from the street (or she adopted the whole cafe). She would choose random people to jump on their laps and demand pets. Even though I'm a dog a person I miss her. Not because she passed away but because I moved away. I'm guessing she is still extorting pets.

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