The statute requires that the copies exceed $2,500 in value. https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1847-criminal-copyright-infringement-17-usc-

The statute requires that the copies exceed $2,500 in value. https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1847-criminal-copyright-infringement-17-usc-506a-and-18-usc-2319 https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1847-c... Hypothetically, if Microsoft had conceded that the value of the CDs was only the value of the optical media[1], then what if Lundgren had only imported $2,500 worth of CDs? How many blank CDs can one purchase for $2,500? If the prosecutor lacks evidence that the value of the goods exceeds $2,500 then will she still pursue the case? Would it be dismissed? What if she loses? Will that affect her career? Who can she use as an expert to provide evidence that the goods exceed $2,500 in value? Does she have to ask Microsoft for evidence? Why or why not? 1. For example, one argument might be that there was no value to the software stored on the media because it would not run without purchasing a license, e.g. by buying a computer with Windows pre-instealled by an OEM