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Not all IP theft is considered criminal, so OP is asking a legitimate question. Sometimes it's only civil, like patent infringement or trademark infringement. O
by function_seven 8y ago
Not all IP theft is considered criminal, so OP is asking a legitimate question. Sometimes it's only civil, like patent infringement or trademark infringement. Other times it can be criminal, like trade secrets (only recently it appears?) and copyright violations.
- IncRnd 8y agoYes, I understood it to be a legitimate question. That is why I gave a legitimate answer. The difference between civil and criminal theft is where there is a criminal statute covering the theft that the prosecutor believes was broken.
- function_seven 8y agoI'm not sure what petty theft has to do with any of this, though. That's also a crime, and isn't related to the question of whether this issue is a criminal one or purely civil.
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