Don Wang wrote:Punitive damage is meant to punish, as opposed to reflecting the actual value. The woman who spilled hot coffee was awarded millions not because that much money was needed, but rather to punish McDonalds for violating safety concerns.
Wrong on so many counts! The woman was awarded $480K (not millions), because McDonalds coffee is fucking hot!
Hell, their coffee is STILL fucking hot. Have you had their coffee before? You have to let it sit for about 10-20 minutes before you can fucking drink it!
Dutch wrote:It would perhaps be better if they had developers put up fake-illegal mp3 accounts with viruses in them to cause damage to a person's computer. This would be the best way to scare people away from illegally downloading mp3s. Fight crime with crime!
You mean like MediaDefender? Doesn't work too well, and it's an easy way to get sued/jailed.
Flip wrote:Yikes... when i every so often grab something from limewire, i do not share. I believe that is the main issue here.
Limewire sucks. Why are you using it?