Anti-Piracy Lawyers Accuse Blind Man of Downloading Films 302
souravzzz writes "As the mass-lawsuits against BitTorrent users in the United States drag on, detail on the collateral damage this extortion-like scheme is costing becomes clear. It is likely that thousands of people have been wrongfully accused of sharing copyrighted material, yet they see no other option than to pay up. One of the cases that stands out is that of a California man who's incapable of watching the adult film he is accused of sharing because he is legally blind."
Legally blind != Totally blind (Score:3, Interesting)
Just because someone is legally blind, does not mean they have no sight whatsoever. There is a massive difference. I do know people who are legally blind who download and watch plenty of things. They can see, but just not very well. It is possible this guy could watch porn, he just can't legally drive a car.
Re:Not implausible... (Score:4, Interesting)
"It's perfectly good logic. This individual's defense boils down to 1) All blind people cannot enjoy movies. 2) I am a blind person. 3) Therefore, I cannot enjoy movies, had no motive for downloading this movie, and could not have done so."
No. His defence was basically that he is legally blind and doesn't enjoy movies". He never said that "all blind people cannot enjoy movies", he said that HE doesn't enjoy movies because he is blind. There is absolutely no doubt that being blind detracts from the movie experience, and the existance of a minority which still finds some enjoyment in movies does not mean he is lying about this.
Obviously a judge would have to decide whether he/she believed him, but given that he majority do not enjoy movies, it is likely that he is telling the truth.