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The current laws allow huge fines per song. Download about $100 worth of music (~6 CDs), get hit with over $500,000 in fines. That's simply overkill. A fine
by PotatoEngineer 15y ago
The current laws allow huge fines per song. Download about $100 worth of music (~6 CDs), get hit with over $500,000 in fines. That's simply overkill. A fine of less than $100 (even on a per-song basis) would make the punishment fit the crime.
- carbocation 15y agoI thought it was up to $180,000 per violation (~$10 million, if taken to the extreme for 6 CDs)?
- Natsu 15y agoThe quick summary is that statutory damages are between $750 and $30,000, at the court's discretion, except in the case of willful infringement, wherein they go up to $150,000 per work. Conversely, in cases where the infringer "was not aware and had no reason to believe that his or her acts constituted an infringement of copyright", damages may be reduced to "no less than $200." See 17 USC 504 (c) for more information: http://copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#504 http://copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#504