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Originally Posted by TGS
I thought "the problem" with illegally downloaded material was that it deprives someone - the author, the publisher, the copyright holder - of income. Wouldn't it be better to use any income generated from fines to compensate these "victims", rather than supporting government agencies?
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If someone steals something for you and gets caught and convicted in criminal court, you don't get your money back etc. right? Just if the cops recover your property etc.
You have to take them to civil court and sue to try to get your money back.
This would be the same way. Having a criminal penalty for illegally uploading doesn't take away the copyright holder's right to sue for damages.
It's just an extra step to put a more serious penalty/label in effect to deter people from uploading copyrighted material.