Look guys, I was only joking???  Most everyone from the early computer generation of the 80's believes in unrestrained software piracy on all levels, and doesn't even consider anything computer related to even be applicable to copyright law.  You need to have a solid form, like a book, tape, or disk for it to be considered copyright infringement, and then it is only applicable to this particular solid form.  But, even with that, most people don't really believe possessing or giving away a book, tape or CD is copyright infringement.  You actually have to sell it to someone for a profit, for it to be considered illegal.

So, if you copy a disk and sell it, then you are committing an illegal act.  If you upload something on a computer network, and other people can see it, then it is very hard to call it copyright infringement, except perhaps on the person doing the uploading.  But the files themselves, cannot be considered to exist, because they are not in a solid form.  The thing has to be stored on an alternative medium to even begin to be considered a copyright violation.


This is not meant as a legal opinion, but was the standard practice for the past 30 years with tapes, disks, and cd's.  I simply disagree with prosecuting someone for hosting material, only limited to asking them to remove it. You can only go after the original person that put it there, but you also need proof of intent to commit a violation of some kind.