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by traceroute66 1272 days ago
> It’s clearly a hobby project, which means leeway is much more allowed

I'm sorry, but what sort of bullshit is that ?

The law does not differentiate between "hobby project" or not.

It would be the ultimate get-out clause for criminals ... "yes, officer, I'm distributing cocaine, but don't worry, its only a hobby project".
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fragmede 1272 days ago
So it turns out the US actually does make that differentiation. A non-violent individual hobbyist who occasionally deals cocaine on the side and isn't part of a gang isn't charged the same as Tony "Scarface" Montana. Career criminals like the fictional Tony Montana get "I'm a professional" charges while hobbyists do not. Professionals get charged under the RICO Act, which stands for "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corru...

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mynameisvlad 1272 days ago
> What, exactly, is wrong with the current policy? Have you even read it?

Don’t dodge questions which destroy your arguments and argue against a ridiculous strawman. What, exactly, in explicit detail, is illegal about what the author has done?

And its obvious, leeway is allowed because it’s a personal project. Nobody is about to prosecute someone over a random hobbyist project that is used by a few dozen people. The amount of resources used will never come close to the payout that would come out of that.

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