Twenty jailed in Italy for selling pirate CDs on eBay

It's a shame that the government is still more focused on stupid little things like pirated music, movies, etc when they should be focusing on more serious issues. Plus these people should not be fined €10M unless they made that much money off it, not because the music industries "say" they would of made that much money because of it.

If bootlegging gains a profit then its a crime.

If it dose not its not piracy but consumers saving their money.

Let them harass these thieves instead of the people who aren't selling pirated music. No reason to bust anybody unless they are making a profit at somebody else's expense...

although i agree with people who say that the government has more important issues than jailing pirates who sell CDs off ebay, i am surprised at the responses. i mean, what they did is indeed a crime and should they not be punished for it? just because there are more important issues out there in the world, doesnt make pirating CDs okay. its better they are doing little things like this than nothing at all, right?
sure, the government screws up all the time and never really does the right thing, but its like you guys are just attacking the government because its the government. there is like no pleasing you guys, but hey that's the public right?

These people are idiots. They deserve what they get. Selling on ebay?? Did they think they would not get caught? LOL.

Originally posted by dragnandy:

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although i agree with people who say that the government has more important issues than jailing pirates who sell CDs off ebay, i am surprised at the responses. i mean, what they did is indeed a crime and should they not be punished for it? just because there are more important issues out there in the world, doesnt make pirating CDs okay. its better they are doing little things like this than nothing at all, right?
sure, the government screws up all the time and never really does the right thing, but its like you guys are just attacking the government because its the government. there is like no pleasing you guys, but hey that's the public right?

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Originally posted by EricCarr:

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These people are idiots. They deserve what they get. Selling on ebay?? Did they think they would not get caught? LOL.

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It depends on how they were selling it on ebay. I bought a rare CD several years ago for my collection and it was a fake. Sure, it had the music on it, but that is not why I bought it. Nowhere did it say it was a fake.

That is like selling me a rare comic book and when I get it, it is a photocopy. So these guys may have been scamming people out of money as well. Depends on how they were advertising it, like I said.

As a sidenote, I contacted the guy and made sure he gave my money back. Some though may not be as cooperative.

these guys will never learn: it is illegal to sell pirate stuff without giving the politicians their share...

Well, they were stupid enough to get caught. Enough said.

Just one word: IDIOTS!

mamma mia

It could have been worse. It could have been me !

It's about time! I too have bought rare, out or print CDs from eBay because I could not find them elsewhere...they are almost always pirated! It's the fault of the sellers, but ultimately I blame the copywrite holders for refusing to print these CDs.

What can i say....GREEDY MUPPETTS!!!! serves them right....

It is a known fact that all the kids are filling their home computers with pirated downloads. Can any officer say " no my kids are not downloading?" Is it against law? They dont make money out of it. Making CDs and selling somebody's property is not correct.

Originally posted by mike.m:

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It's a shame that the government is still more focused on stupid little things like pirated music, movies, etc when they should be focusing on more serious issues. Plus these people should not be fined €10M unless they made that much money off it, not because the music industries "say" they would of made that much money because of it.

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BUSTED and got caught at the same time not good :b - BLUEBOY

i don't download bootleg stuff no more
i just buy them on craigslist
software
game
movie
etc.
i just got Photoshop CS4, After Effects, Sony Vegas Pro 8 professional, etc.
still loving bootleg