Re:The law depends on compute power
by AnthonyMouse on Monday August 01, 2016 @06:27PM
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> If they uploaded at different times, then at minimum the second one is guilty.
You're assuming that you know which one the "second one" is.
The "first" file may have originally been hosted somewhere else or distributed privately. Some hosts don't keep high granularity timestamps or any timestamps at all, or the user may control the timestamp. How do you know who was first?
You're assuming that you know which one the "second one" is.
The "first" file may have originally been hosted somewhere else or distributed privately. Some hosts don't keep high granularity timestamps or any timestamps at all, or the user may control the timestamp. How do you know who was first?