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As the person buying the work, you'd think you wouldn't face potential criminal charges; that this would be a civil case where the copyright holder would have t
by djsumdog 9y ago
As the person buying the work, you'd think you wouldn't face potential criminal charges; that this would be a civil case where the copyright holder would have to sue the distributor. However we're seeing copyright cases play out criminally now, with Kim Dotcom fighting his extradition from New Zealand.
- njharman 9y agoCopyright violation is a crime. Has been since the right to monopolize the public domain was enshrined in law (before copyright, there was only the public domain). It can also be a civil matter. But the JAIL time and $500,000 per infraction are criminal penalties.