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Just because statute says something is wrong doesn’t make the act criminal automatically. For anything to be criminal there either has to be intent or the crim
by manquer 4y ago
Just because statute says something is wrong doesn’t make the act criminal automatically.
For anything to be criminal there either has to be intent or the crime should be strict liability tort where intent does not matter.
It is arguable whether copyright infringement is strict liability tort in practice or not - there are arguments on both sides, so context of the particular case or similar cases that can set precedence matters .
So I wouldn’t be quick to just to say even say illegal let alone criminal.
- REvsCfiwW7nP4u7 4y agotort = civil, a crime can not be any kind of tort...
- manquer 4y agoStrict liability is used both in criminal and tort laws[1] Modern copyright infringement has both civil and criminal components[2] So yes an action can be both a tort and crime under the same law even. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/strict_liability https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/strict_liability [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_copyright_law_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_copyright_law_in_th...