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Posted by Mike on 03/29/06 07:29
On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:49:36 +0100, "Happychappy"
<happpychappy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Absolute load of bollocks, you can quite happily own a houseful of pirate
>cd's/dvd's and face no risk whatsoever of prosecution. The breach of
>copyright law takes place when you DISTRIBUTE the material, be this through
>selling or uploading to others. When is th elast time you heard of BUYERS of
>pirate cd/dvd/perfume etc. being arrested or prosecuted?
You are simply wrong in law. Possession of a pirate CD is a breach of
copyright, actionable for damages under civil law. Distribution is a
criminal offence as you say.
Whether anyone has been sued (not arrested or prosecuted - because
those actions apply to criminal law) for possession is an entirely
different matter. Copyright holders find it more effective to go
after the distributors.
Mike.
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