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Pragma · 10-09-2005, 10:56 AM

Stealing/Theft/Larceny:
The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession, or constructive possession, of another person.

Copyright Infringement:
Infringement involves engaging in one of the practices that are exclusively reserved for a copyright owner, without a license to do so.

You might not steal a DVD from a store - but you may watch a movie without the license to do so. It's a tricky difference to understand and probably would take a competent lawyer to put in understandable terms, but it does appear as though there is an actual difference (hence why all of these people are being charged with the civil charge of copyright infringement instead of criminal larceny suits).

10-09-2005, 10:56 AM	#155 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Stealing/Theft/Larceny: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession, or constructive possession, of another person. Copyright Infringement: Infringement involves engaging in one of the practices that are exclusively reserved for a copyright owner, without a license to do so. You might not steal a DVD from a store - but you may watch a movie without the license to do so. It's a tricky difference to understand and probably would take a competent lawyer to put in understandable terms, but it does appear as though there is an actual difference (hence why all of these people are being charged with the civil charge of copyright infringement instead of criminal larceny suits). __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!