This is a solid overall comment, but copyright infringement is absolutely a crime. Most cases are in civil court but it can rise to the level of criminal if it’s proven to have been acquired and distributed intentionally.
I’m pretty sure criminal copyright has a value threshold of like $1,000, or it has to be done for profit. But I cba looking up the law right now.
It also varies across the world, different countries have different legislation. However at its core, copyright infringement is a civil offense, criminal copyright infringement is an exception (and a relatively new one at that) but not the norm.
This is a solid overall comment, but copyright infringement is absolutely a crime. Most cases are in civil court but it can rise to the level of criminal if it’s proven to have been acquired and distributed intentionally.
I’m pretty sure criminal copyright has a value threshold of like $1,000, or it has to be done for profit. But I cba looking up the law right now.
It also varies across the world, different countries have different legislation. However at its core, copyright infringement is a civil offense, criminal copyright infringement is an exception (and a relatively new one at that) but not the norm.
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