By deck16 on 21 Sep 2011 -- 10 notes, Comments

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Left: Sean Robert Taylor, serial graffiti vandal found guilty of $23,000 in damages, avoids jail in sentencing. There is strong public pressure to have him incarcerated. (Picture source.) Right: Jammie Thomas shares 24 songs over the internet. The RIAA sues her. The court values the songs at $80,000 each for a total of $1.9 million. (Not the final figure. The case continues.) Only legal and tech niche audiences care about this case. (Picture source.) I think this an interesting compare and contrast. Who is the bigger villian? What draws the public to one and not the other? How do these crimes compare to more “typical” crimes such as robbery, assault and drunk driving?

Left: Sean Robert Taylor, serial graffiti vandal found guilty of $23,000 in damages, avoids jail in sentencing. There is strong public pressure to have him incarcerated. (Picture source.)

Right: Jammie Thomas shares 24 songs over the internet. The RIAA sues her. The court values the songs at $80,000 each for a total of $1.9 million. (Not the final figure. The case continues.) Only legal and tech niche audiences care about this case. (Picture source.)

I think this an interesting compare and contrast. Who is the bigger villian? What draws the public to one and not the other? How do these crimes compare to more “typical” crimes such as robbery, assault and drunk driving?

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