16-01-2016 08:43 via feedproxy.google.com

Britain Proposes 10-Year Prison Terms for Copyright Infringement

Online piracy isn’t something that happened in the late-90s; it’s a continued scourge on a now-decimated recording industry.  It’s also a massive-and-growing threat to larger industries like television, film, and gaming.
But is this a battle that can be fought by stiffer penalties and heavier hammers?Welcome to the debate in Britain, where long, decade-long prison terms for online copyright infringement are being soundly rejected by the public, with copyright violations t
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