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Copyright infringement is normally a civil matter, not a criminal one. Just because it is illegal does not make it criminal.
by mukyu 16y ago
Copyright infringement is normally a civil matter, not a criminal one. Just because it is illegal does not make it criminal.
- ZachPruckowski 16y agohttp://www.video777.com/images/general/FBI%20Copyright%20Warning%202.jpg http://www.video777.com/images/general/FBI%20Copyright%20War... There are criminal penalties for copyright infringement. You'd have to really piss off the judge and prosecutor to get charged with it for private piracy, but it's technically a criminal issue.
- mukyu 16y agoThe NET Act criminalized many instances of copyright infringement, but they are not normally pursued in that manner. Also, criminal and civil are not mutually exclusive. They can be both.