Re: A Frank Discussion on Piracy (Flames, Anyone? :-P )

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From: Arthur Rubin
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:55

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In <1992Dec17.140305.21762@scott.skidmore.edu> pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel) writes:

>I recall reading an article in the Wall St. Journal the other day
>about the fact that piracy is now a federal offense (correct me if I
>don't have the exact label) and that many pirates are now pulling out
>of BBSs and otherwise curtailing their activities.  I'm sure this
>won't stop John Doe from copying a game from his friend, but the
>penalties are definitely more severe now.  Bad time to be starting
>this thread - and using names!

Piracy is a copyright violation.  Under a (relatively) new law, Large
copyright violations can be felonies.  (Large means, as I recall, making
at least 10 copies with a (total) value of $10,000.  (Value may be pretty
much wholesale, for software.)

I am not a lawyer.
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