Software pirates face ten years in jail

[Jeremy Barker]

This legislation corrects what is really a bug in the law. The existing 2-year
maximum sentence for copyright offences is a joke and has been long overdue for
correction. When the bill becomes law the 10-year maximum sentence for
copyright offences will be the same as the maximum for trade mark offences.

BTW a 10-year sentence actually is a maximum of 6 years 8 months in jail.

jb

Peter Fairbrother wrote:

> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2108386,00.html
>
> I won't comment now, except to say I'm slightly disappointed with Vincent
> Cable, with whom I have had some lively, interesting and informed exchanges
> in the past. Man's supposed to be a Lib-Dem, for God's sake.
>
> -- Peter Fairbrother