[citation][nom]sirgcal[/nom]Well, actually, copyright violation is a 'REAL' crime... But aside from that argument, this is the planet Earth where the above statement is a hopeful one at best. US, UK, Etc. all would much rather screw over thousands of innocents for the acts of very few guilty. Doesn't matter.And it's not just things like this; In the US, the fight for gun rights are in the same boat. Millions of legal and safe practicing hunters and sportsmen are constantly threatened by the acts of a very few. Same thing here, a few jerks trade illegal crap and they block the entire public... IMHO, real mature way to handle it... (rolling eyes)[/citation]
in america we done have guns just to hunt.
our nation was founded on a violent uprising of an oppressive government, and they knew the day would come again for a violent uprising.
coppyright violations are civil crimes, with jail time only if you cant pay.
no one but the people who make the movies b**** about piracy, or about music not selling
child porn (real cp, not the bulls*** that kids do with digital cameras, i mean child abduction kind) on the other hand, is a real crime, involving for the most part rape, and more or less damaging the child.
normal people world wide want to kill the people who do this (and mistakingly take out anger on any pedophile, regardless if they committed any crime)
there is a MAJOR difference.