So if someone were stealing from you and you knew it you would swallow this line of bullshit?

No I didn't steal the car I just handed him the tools and stood lookout then caught a ride once he started it.

 

I dont get the analogy but: It is that hard to believe that I googled a keyword and a BT site came up with instructions on where to get a client and what to click? I could be some dumb internet minded idiot.

I mean the sites do say "To get this file you must have xxx installed, click here to get it"

 

It really wouldn't matter. The RIAA sued an 11 year old girl.

 

your logic is flwed because unless you have been living under a rock for the last 5 years you know for a fact that filesharing is illegal and that the RIAA, MPAA etc. have been trying to stop it and have been prosecuting for it (loose cases at best more like bully tactics). So any argment of not knowing any better is not any sort of believable argument at all.

 

but also assuming that someone hasnt lived under a rock won't hold in court. There has to be solid proof of a crime to convict someone. The only proof I can think of is that you recieved a portion of a file. But thats the only fact.

 

Till they confescate your computer and see that it's all there. If they see you only take 1/4 of the crack rock, they can search you to find the rest. h:

 

you own a computer?
How long?
Have internet access?
How long?
You work with a computer?
How long?
Got a hard drive?

Go ahead and erase the hard drive...computer forensics is a booming business and not much can stop it from gaining data off of your drive even with a format.

 

i still wouldnt worry about it, as long as you are not d/l 5 movies that just came out and seeding for 2 weeks then im sure you are okay.

 

The funny thing is I am not even a lawyer for the MPAA or RIAA and I can shoot holes in your argument all day long, if I did a little research on google I am sure I could drop your argument to the floor.

 

good point.

This is true. But still its not proof - all a defendant has to provide is reasonable doubt.

You could burn the harddrive, put it in a box full of magnets and then spray it full of bleach. h:

But I understand what you are getting at.

What are the chances of getting caught with a piracy crime?