> The unfortunate thing is that copyright is treated as criminal rather than civil (in the US)... Only if the infringement is for financial gain, otherwise the

> The unfortunate thing is that copyright is treated as criminal rather than civil (in the US)... Only if the infringement is for financial gain, otherwise the infringement is treated as a civil matter. Also, the government must show the act was willful. Whether the infringement is a treated as a misdemeanor or felony is dependent on certain thresholds set in the statute.