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drew Roberts zotz at 100jamz.com
Sun Jan 22 16:20:50 EST 2012


On Sunday 22 January 2012 15:55:40 Anthony wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 3:50 PM, drew Roberts <zotz at 100jamz.com> wrote:
> > On Sunday 22 January 2012 15:03:08 Anthony wrote:
> >> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 2:16 PM, drew Roberts <zotz at 100jamz.com> wrote:
> >> > On Sunday 22 January 2012 13:36:38 Anthony wrote:
> >> >> Oh please.  No one is going to be charged with a felony or face any
> >> >> jail time for such obviously accidental infringement.
> >> >
> >> > So you say. Do you run things?
> >>
> >> Run things?  I'm not sure what you mean.
> >
> > It means are you in charge of things? Can I take it that your take in the
> > issue is 100% true and correct? If not, I prefer not to take that risk
> > here.
>
> You are free to be paranoid about things.  And you shouldn't stop
> being paranoid just because I told you to.  But you should stop being
> paranoid ;).

http://www.ianwaring.com/post/16288626367/one-commentator-said-this-week-that-you-could-get

Read the first paragraph. Why should I not be paranoid again?
>
> >> > I have been assured by a local lawyer that under our new laws, you can
> >> > go to jail for 4 or 5 years for simple possession of a knock off cd or
> >> > dvd disk. One which you bought in good faith from a still operating
> >> > store in your city. Oh and plus a fine of more than $20,000 dollars
> >> > for possession of that one copy. (You being someone living in the
> >> > country where I do.)
> >>
> >> What country is that?
> >
> > The Bahamas. Whose laws were changed to this during my adult lifetime
> > under pressure from outside countries.
>
> Do you have any evidence for this other than a statement by a local lawyer?

Articles and ads in the paper when the law was changed but I can't remember 
the details.

all the best,

drew


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