Comments on: For seeding a single album, arrests made in OiNK BitTorrent tracker case: report http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/30/for-seeding-a-single-album-arrests-made-in-oink-bittorrent-tracker-case-report/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: thebonafortuna http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/30/for-seeding-a-single-album-arrests-made-in-oink-bittorrent-tracker-case-report/#comment-716383 thebonafortuna Fri, 30 May 2008 17:06:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=27224#comment-716383 I have to learn a little more about it (like reading the actual story, when I get a chance), but have to assume there's more to it than simply seeding an album. Online rights are a tricky thing, and there's no reasonable expectation for everyone to know all their rights online. Not yet anyways. Unless the website specifically informs you that your actions are in violation of the law, its got to be hard to file criminal charges against a random seeder. Is copyright infringement a violation of state or federal law? Or both? OK I went and read part of this and its in England. Viva V! I have to learn a little more about it (like reading the actual story, when I get a chance), but have to assume there’s more to it than simply seeding an album.

Online rights are a tricky thing, and there’s no reasonable expectation for everyone to know all their rights online. Not yet anyways. Unless the website specifically informs you that your actions are in violation of the law, its got to be hard to file criminal charges against a random seeder.

Is copyright infringement a violation of state or federal law? Or both?

OK I went and read part of this and its in England. Viva V!

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