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Copyright violation is actually a civil matter. But piracy is a federal crime and therefore under the FBI’s purview.
by colejohnson66 6y ago
Copyright violation is actually a civil matter. But piracy is a federal crime and therefore under the FBI’s purview.
- aspenmayer 6y agoPiracy historically referred to illicit printed copies created for unauthorized unlicensed material benefit to the copier, without demanded licensing terms or in absence of negotiations toward such licensing. The copyright lobby ensured it broadened to cover digital reproductions on shaky epistemological grounds imo.