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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I agree--but once triggered, DMCA anti-circumvention cases are more legally risky than direct copyright infringement cases. Distributing de-DRM tools is a criminal act; distributing copyrighted material is a civil violation. A handshake agreement with the copyright owner can make the latter vanish.
The law is arranged so that the action most people think of is more ethical, is easier to punish and more harshly penalized.
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Tell that to Jammie Thomas, who was penalized 2 million dollars for civil copyright infringement.
You do have a point in that criminal cases are supposed to be more risky than civil. Unfortunately, the copyright laws have been perverted to the point that this is no longer the case. Not only are the punishments much harsher than they are really supposed to be, but the standard of proof is much lower. Hmmmm, wonder who lobbied for those laws?
