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Originally Posted by pwarren
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)
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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).