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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 5026009" data-attributes="member: 10177">Actually, copyright infringement can involve the police. I first learned that when a mom and pop movie rental place was shut down by the police for having a lot of illegal copies of movies they were selling/renting.Since this is also international, it still involves police/authorities. The FBI for in the US, and I don't know yet for the distribution across national lines.Remember, copyright infringement can get you jail time, not just fines.Edit:Since people like to claim I don't know what I am talking about I figured I would provide you with the actual prison sentences that can result from copyright infringement that involves distribution:2319 · Criminal infringement of a copyright2(a) Any person who violates section 506(a) (relating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be punished as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and such penalties shall be in addition to any other provisions of title 17 or any other law.(b) Any person who commits an offense under section 506 (a)(1)(A) of title 17 —(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of at least 10 copies or phonorecords, of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $2,500;(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (1); and(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, in any other case.(c) Any person who commits an offense under section 506(a)(1)(B) of title 17 —(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 10 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of $2,500 or more;(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 6 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (1); and(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000.(d) Any person who commits an offense under section 506(a)(1)(C) of title 17 —(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, fined under this title, or both;(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined under this title, or both, if the offense was committed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 6 years, fined under this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense; and(4) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined under this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (2).</blockquote>

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