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Unlike in the US, in Europe we don't have the concept of punitive damages. Claimants will only ever get, at most, a compensation for the losses they can prove t
by fguerraz 5y ago
Unlike in the US, in Europe we don't have the concept of punitive damages. Claimants will only ever get, at most, a compensation for the losses they can prove they have had and fines go to the state, not the claimant.
- phkahler 5y agoSomehow I dont believe that. So copyright infringement is just treated as lost revenue? I thought the music and film industries got you too.
- futharkshill 5y agomaybe, maybe not. The EU is not a single country.
- chottocharaii 5y agowhat they said is likely misleading. punitive damages can come substantively in differing forms and guises
- martin8412 5y agoUnless you sell/distribute pirated materials, yes. If you download pirated material from a random https mirror, then all they can come for you for is the lost revenue. If you use torrents it gets more difficult since you're seeding the material
- Dylan16807 5y agoAs far as I understand that's how the US works too. Penalties only for distributing is quite different from no penalties at all.
- Retric 5y agoThis is false. https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/punitive-damages-for-ip-infringements-can-be-provided-for-by-eu-countries-rules-eu-court https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/punitive-damages-... Punitive damages in terms of IP are allowed in the EU, but up to individual member states. Ireland and Cyprus currently allow punitive damages as did the UK did when it was a member.