You're mixing together matters pertaining to criminal cases (a DUI is a threat to society) and civil disputes (people have a disagreement about money) in ways t

You're mixing together matters pertaining to criminal cases (a DUI is a threat to society) and civil disputes (people have a disagreement about money) in ways that don't make sense at all. Copyright infringement aims to compensate the original author for the work he did that was not compensated for. There being a statutory fee not only streamlines the process and simplifies the otherwise hard evaluation of potential loss, but also discourages copyright infringement to begin with. A DUI is more about making sure you don't put other people at risk, so instead the government will take away your driving license or put you in prison.