[LINK] We?re all copyright criminals now

[Adam Todd]

At 11:16 AM 22/11/2006, Howard Lowndes wrote:


>Stewart Fist wrote:
>>>if you record or film a busker in a public place  ... etc and et al
>>All of this legalistic argument illustrates why we have courts, judges and
>>juries, rather than just police and politicians.
>>
>>We have added this buffer of humanity and human judgement, precisely so that
>>black-letter law isn't just applied indiscriminately and in ridiculous ways,
>>or in ridiculous situations.
>>The court system adds a layer of common-sense (not always apparent) between
>>the law-makers/imposers and the public interest.
>
>...and it's precisely with the introduction of 'on-the-spot' fines that 
>the politicians allow the police to take the (expensive to operate, and 
>politically embarrassing) courts out of the loop.  Of course the 
>politicians claim that it is the interests of efficiency, but the police 
>use it as a quota system to measure police performance and as a revenue 
>raiser to bolster government coffers so that the politicians will not be 
>tempted to cut their budgets.

So take it to court - most people who are serious and honest will win 
against Criminal proceedings.

Criminal proceedings are far easier to win than Civil Proceedings, provided 
you are truthful and factual.