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It is, but tax evasion and fraud are also considered to be a felony which makes this somewhat less outrageous, perhaps. (Not that I think this should be conside
by cyphax 13y ago
It is, but tax evasion and fraud are also considered to be a felony which makes this somewhat less outrageous, perhaps.
(Not that I think this should be considered a felony. Quite the contrary, actually.)
- belorn 13y agotax evasion is an felony because its a crime against the state. All crimes against the state is considered serious by the state. Fraud is about money, and money is issued by the state. As such, fraud is a crime against the state and thus considered as serious by the state. If we view copyright as an granted monopoly by the state, then declaring it as a felony would follow a historical pattern. As a property hover, it does not.