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Copyright 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 domai
by njharman 9y ago
Copyright 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.