(September 10, 2023 at 8:36 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(September 10, 2023 at 8:27 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Plus, copyright infringement is a civil and not a criminal charge.
Since you can go to prison for it, I’m pretty sure it’s a criminal offense.
Boru
Not in America. Here, it's a civil tort and adjudged differently. First, it's not "beyond a reasonable doubt", but rather "a preponderance of the evidence" in court. Second, there is no incarceration involved. And third, there is no stain on one's criminal record.
I cannot speak to New Zealand law, but in America, this is solely a civil tort.
