Thread: Internet "cut off" date set for illegal downloaders
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Old 01-11-2009, 15:35   #51
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Re: Internet "cut off" date set for illegal downloaders
Well, even if they did class downloading as a form of copying making it illegal they'd still go for the distribution charge as it simply has a higher penalty.

Copying a copyright work for personal use is a civil matter, and as such the penalties for it are purely damages, that being the loss of a sale. Distributing to the extent that it damages a copyright owners business (which is the charge they go for in this country) is a criminal one, and as such carries not only damages, but also a threat of a fine or jail time.
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