Civil law recognizes the concept of awarding punitive damages against a defendant whose conduct is deemed to have been illegal or otherwise of such an abhorrent

Civil law recognizes the concept of awarding punitive damages against a defendant whose conduct is deemed to have been illegal or otherwise of such an abhorrent nature that punitive damages are warranted to deter such behavior by this defendant as well as serving as a deterrent to others. Knowingly obtaining millions of copyrighted materials that were posted illegally simply to serve your own financial interests, might very well qualify.