It's just about the same. Uploaders are prosecuted because they make the files available in the first place, so it makes more sense to try and take out the prolific ones. If they aimed for the downloaders, it wouldn't make all that much of a difference.

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The fine is a punitive measure to make her pay for the fact she was probably so thick she left the downloaded game in her 'share' file and over the course of the next few weeks literally hundreds of people helped themselves.

I'm not allowed to discuss it on the 'Cade (against the rules), but 1st rule of filesharing: don't share. That's how they'll get you.

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"Nothing is the cause of a phenomenon in the presence of which the phenomenon fails to occur."

You have to share, when torrenting. It's how it works.

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Prime Directives : Prosecute those who steal memes from other forums.

*whisper* You don't have to leave the share in the share folder when it's done downloading. See what I did there? Now, I really cannot say any more in case Steve sees me...

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"Nothing is the cause of a phenomenon in the presence of which the phenomenon fails to occur."

Sharing isn't a requirement when you torrent, although some apps do force you to allow/increase uploads in order to download quicker.

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The best example is like the police dealing with illegal drugs. Take out the dealers (the supply) and the customers (the demand) will go too. Take out the uploaders, stop the downloaders. Same idea.

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Random Fury!

The punishment seems disproportionate to the crime, if you ask me.

Clearly the courts were looking to make an example of her.

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