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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 4966589" data-attributes="member: 25619">Isn't the cruel and unusual punishment?&nbsp; I thought that the US Bill of Rights decided that British and French colonial &quot;justice&quot; ideas like collective punishment, torture to get confessions, and grabbing someone from a crowd to string him up &quot;as an example to the others&quot; weren't things we were going to do, once we ran the place?So I think your logic is wrong.&nbsp; I don't disagree with this particular court decision.&nbsp; And as I understand it, it's a civil action (Hasbro v. Joe Pirate), not a criminal action (State of Washington v. Joe Pirate), so I really doubt &quot;un exemple por les autres&quot; was the the point, legally speaking.But I do have a question.&nbsp; Are these people really expected to pay up?&nbsp; I assume they are some pimply kids who live in their mom's basement, and distributed their &quot;warez&quot; for free.&nbsp; So, do they really have $125,000 to write a check, or will they be docked their salaries for life, or will they just declare bankruptcy and move on?We need JoeTheLawyer to explain it all to us!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 4966589, member: 25619"] Isn't the cruel and unusual punishment? I thought that the US Bill of Rights decided that British and French colonial "justice" ideas like collective punishment, torture to get confessions, and grabbing someone from a crowd to string him up "as an example to the others" weren't things we were going to do, once we ran the place? So I think your logic is wrong. I don't disagree with this particular court decision. And as I understand it, it's a civil action (Hasbro v. Joe Pirate), not a criminal action (State of Washington v. Joe Pirate), so I really doubt "un exemple por les autres" was the the point, legally speaking. But I do have a question. Are these people really expected to pay up? I assume they are some pimply kids who live in their mom's basement, and distributed their "warez" for free. So, do they really have $125,000 to write a check, or will they be docked their salaries for life, or will they just declare bankruptcy and move on? We need JoeTheLawyer to explain it all to us! [/QUOTE]

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