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Old 10-13-2010, 08:08 AM   #41
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Since the OP would have violated copyright law, he may face criminal action as well as civil action.
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LF, you're not a lawyer are you? Copyright is not a criminal matter.
I don't know all the intricacies of copyright law, especially in the US, but I do know that here in the UK copyright infringement can be a criminal matter, at least in some cases. A quick google found this, which would appear to say that in the US copyright can real to criminal charges in at least some cases:

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#506
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