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I don't get your distinction: copyright infringement is illegal, so "infringing" implies "illegal"

• dredmorbius 4y ago
  Infringement carries both civil (noncriminal) and criminal proscriptions and liabilities under much law, e.g., under US law, 17 USC Chapter 5: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/chapter-5 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/chapter-5>
  • Taywee 4y ago
    From that link, criminal copyright infringement depends on specific circumstances that don't directly apply here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/506 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/506
    • dredmorbius 4y ago
      It's unclear whether "here" refers to the artists spoofing Disney, or other actors pirating / duplicating artists' work for commercial use. In the former case, I'd agree. In the second, there's a clear violation of 17 USC 506(a)(1)(A).
• Taywee 4y ago
  It's civil vs criminal law. Illegal usually implies breaking a law and committing a crime. Copyright infringement is a civil matter, not criminal.
  • dredmorbius 4y ago
    False. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33999561 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33999561>