Weclock: Ah, the policy I described as far as sharing copyrighted material goes, is as outlined by an ISP (won't say which one) that I work for. So it may not be infact true, but it holds true for their customers. heh.
But also, what I'm talking about is only something that a third party (like the ESA) would take notice of.
And you're still going back to the "they have to catch me first" thing. That only works until you're caught. And it doesn't have to some federal/municipal authority. It could easily be one of your co-workers who reports you or even the company cracking down on their employees.
(Yes, I know I'm stating the obvious.)
I don't have a clue which ISP you may work for, but like other bigger businesses, they tend to follow in Microsoft's footsteps: "can't touch me". Although you may work for the company, I do wonder if your employment contract also stipulates that you are also a "customer" (if you have their service and use it at home).
As it usually goes at work, when you're on the job most co-workers and bosses will overlook such things (since they probably do it themselves), but it's not something I would do at work if I had your job. Just gives the ones above me a reason to fire me if something big came down the pipe.
I haven't heard of any ESA cases making it to the news. Have they actually gone after the avererage Joe and Jane like the RIAA?
(Okay, last edit for me in this post...been 8 already.)
It's ironic how several are sort of leaning towards the defense of piracy, but the title of this thread is "piracy". The word itself already has a negative connotation (as in pirates). I wonder if law-abiding citizens of the past defending the actions of pirates in the olden days...
