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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
Are you a lawyer or something? Several people have pointed out that for the purpose of the argument, the difference between civil and criminal law is irrelevant and yet you persist.
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Jail time versus a possible monetary penalty is more than semantics. Crimes can send one to jail. Civil legal wrongs can be punished with monetary awards. If Amazon could not sold the drm-stripped book for a sony reader, their LOSS might be zero - a jury of one's peers might award them one penny or more but not impose jail time.