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> Copyright infringement is not a crime in and of itself. It's only criminal when it's done for commercial purpose with financial gain which is clearly not the
by zinekeller 6y ago
> Copyright infringement is not a crime in and of itself. It's only criminal when it's done for commercial purpose with financial gain which is clearly not the case here.
US Copyright laws, sure, this statement is correct. In some countries (especially in Europe and Asia) however, this is pretty much the opposite.
(Point noted however that Mr. Kelly is probably American, which assuming you're American will be subjected to U.S. IP laws, especially DMCA provisions. Since that this is unprotected, DMCA circumvention is out and this infringement would be only a crime if this was specifically filed in court, and even them it might be argued that this is more of a civil lawsuit than a criminal lawsuit.)