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  • File Sharing?

    I have been a e-mule user for at least 3 years now..I have downloaded many softwares, movies, and games in the past.

    Now my local cable company whom I have internet service with keeps calling me and tell me what movies, games and software that I am downloading and they even tell me where it is on my hard drive and ask me to remove it or I will get a $10,000 fine and will lose my internet for life...What ever happing to file-sharing? Fair use?

    The cable company said that If I didn't pay for it, then I should not download it. So if my neighbor buys a movie, I can not watch it or copy it for him?

    But the main guestion is this, why are they able to look thur my hard drive, Do I have any privacy? I thought the police needs to get a warrent from a judge to search your home or anything else?

    Where is this country (USA) coming to today. I hope this don't fall under the Patriot Act?

    I bet the people in Russia is laughing at us now.

    4 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade ago