I post from ny cellphone and pulling quotes like yall do is just too much so ill just address each point specifically.
@Lex; from what I understand, SE is a Japanese corporation right? The amount of influence they wield, primarily from the business tatics from the 80s, flooding the market with much cheaper products, ie tv, radio and other electronics is what shut down a lot of America's production side in those fields, once they took over the American market, they pretty much grabbed the USA by the short ones. It wouldn't be anything for square to send a C&D just for Shits and Giggles, and there would be no way to fight it, even if you had nothing.to do with piracy to begin with. As for the location of this website/forum and us law, where do you think the primary lawsuit is gonna come from? The USA, all because we have the polical power to enforce frivolous lawsuits and chase them all over the worls. Imo anyways.
As for the psx ver, unless your lucky,.can you really trust what some cat says knowing full and well that once he has your money, there's very little you can fo with the bunk discs he mailed you? what amazon wants is just insane, so I won't even go there.
Hold on, be right back,.cake.
Edit; good bday cake.
Alright, where was I. Oh, yes.
@Bas; while China and Taiwan produce them, who do you think is prinarily responsible for development?
As for the judges, most don't care, its pay your fines or goto jail. Nevermind that most cases are against the poor and that the fines often grossly exceed the crime. As for the case you mentioned, theres just certain levels of stupidity you just can't account for.