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Old 11-23-2010, 08:18 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by pwarren View Post
Semantics? It's a fairly important distinction, in one case, you could possibly receive a criminal record, possible jail time or a fine. In the other, you may have to pay compensation.

A fairly substantial semantic difference I would say.

Copyright violation, and license violation, is not a crime, it's copyright violation, and license violation.

(IANAL)
Yes, it is an important distinction but has nothing to do with the actual argument. Too often, people here have used semantic obfuscation to support lame arguments (I'm not accusing you of it).
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