Karl Wagenfuehr points out the laughably disproportionate penalties for downloading movies versus actually stealing them:
For stealing the DVD you could face no more than up to 1 year
imprisonment and up to a $100,000 fine; for downloading the same
material you could face statutory damages of up to $3,300,000, costs
and attorney's fees (ie: the other guy's attorneys), as well as up to 1
year imprisonment, and up to a $100,000 fine...Am I alone in thinking there is something really, really wrong here?
No, no you're not.