I’m also a bit confused as to what he’s been arrested / pending charges for? If it’s a network he’s running, surely he can’t be arrested for bots connecting to his network – he’s not involved with them.

Any clarification appreciated

Hi dan!
I’m a bit confused me too…
Its looks like they want more proof so that\’s why they’re investigating my computers.
Well, the cops doesnt have the good guy for these bots, its required some times to verify everythings!
I hope I\’ll get back my computers who cost 700$can.

Any clarification appreciated

Lemme get this straight: The dude’s been arrested for the actions of the 2 original pirates who tried to setup bots on his network, or is it because he downloaded movies via P2P?

If he’s been charged with the former, my full support to him – it’s not illegal to run an IRC network, except in some countries (I think Japan is among one of those) – and why should he be punished for the actions of a couple of unwanted users?

If it\’s the latter scenario (charged for piracy via P2P), then my sympathy will have waned – a lot.
I’m sorry, but I have little sympathy for pirates. Especially given what I do as a job, lifestyle and hobby – develop.

There are countries where downloading is legal, like in my country the Netherlands. Don’t think we get it for free though. We do pay in another way, with extra charges asked over empty media. This dates back to the musictape days where a charge was introduced that compensated artists for copies made from vinyl. A charge is asked over all empty media such as videotapes, CDR’s DVDR’s etc and it’s quite substantial as well.

Hence it can’t be called ‘piracy’ either. It is however illegal to upload, which of course is a weird construction when it comes to p2p, but then again that law was not made with p2p in mind.

If he’s been charged with the former, my full support to him – it’s not illegal to run an IRC network, except in some countries (I think Japan is among one of those) – and why should he be punished for the actions of a couple of unwanted users?

If it\’s the latter scenario (charged for piracy via P2P), then my sympathy will have waned – a lot.
I’m sorry, but I have little sympathy for pirates. Especially given what I do as a job, lifestyle and hobby – develop.