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Originally Posted by Jellby
but people who don't have English as mother tongue may be prone to some misunderstanding. In this case I might think that "criminal" is a much stronger word than it is.
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Ab-so-lu-te-ly Excellent observation.
In my mother language the word Criminal is a very strong and very loaded word. Criminals are pirates, for example. You might have heard of pirates - very nasty people that board a ship on an open sea and commit an armed robbery, often killing all the crew and passengers.
Copyright infringers are not taken to the CRIMINAL court, they are not prosecuted by a dully appointed government authority. They are taken to the CIVIL court by RIAA.
Let us consider following situation.
Kacir and Harry sign a contract. Kacir is supposed to do some service for Harry. Due to some circumstances unforeseen during the contract signing Harry feels he did not get what he paid for, but Kacir says that he provided the requested service. They fail to resolve their dispute, so Harry takes Kacir to the small claims court in Britain. Does that mean Kacir is a bloody CRIMINAL? I do not think so.