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Re:Five arrests in 'fully loaded' Kodi streaming box raids by praneshp on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @01:32PM (#13600712)
Because the general public at large is not the one suffering from copyright violation? The affected parties are the ones that should be polled; but I agree that we might not agree on who is really affected.
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Re:Five arrests in 'fully loaded' Kodi streaming box raids by comstock on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @08:02PM (#13603719)
Clearly copyright violation has an affect on all parties involved.

But I don't understand your comment really. Law shouldn't reflect the will of a powerful minority, it should reflect what the population in general finds acceptable.

If most people find copyright violation acceptable, I can't see any argument for harsh penalties in a democracy.

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