>I dont agree with this punishment tactic....its killing an
>ant with a shotgun...
>
>a kid who stole some jeans doesnt get 5 years in the fed
>pen...these people CANT pay the millions of dollars in
>restitution...so now what? do we throw them in the joint?...we
>barely have enough room in the joint for the murderers and
>rapists...so these are hollow victories...
>
>a four figure restitution makes a lot more sense....its enough
>to make folks think twice but not clogging the legal system
>with endless appeals, etc because these folks dont have a few
>million to pay the RIAA for their duress...
>


This makes sense. The penalty would be realistic enough for the industry to actually collect, and hit the person's pockets, thus providing an example to others that they CAN truly be punished. That Akinyele "Vagina Diner" download ain't worth 7Gs...