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I don't think you understand. There's a big difference between civil and criminal copyright infringement and it's not exactly easy to commit criminal copyright
by ryanlol 10y ago
I don't think you understand. There's a big difference between civil and criminal copyright infringement and it's not exactly easy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
Downloading movies does not carry any criminal penalties, and the possible civil penalties for downloading are minimal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Copyright_Law_in_the_United_States#Civil_vs._criminal_copyright_infringement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Copyright_Law_in_the_...
>https://torrentfreak.com/87-months-in-prison-for-copyright-infringement-fair-sentence-or-utter-madness-130608/ https://torrentfreak.com/87-months-in-prison-for-copyright-i...
Are you suggesting that a prison sentence was unreasonable for someone selling stolen software licenses at a massive scale? This isn't some guy downloading the newest episode of "Suits", but a somewhat large commercial operation.