On 10 Oct 2009, at 16:32, Paul Waring wrote: > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 03:43:31PM +0100, Ian Eiloart wrote: >> There's conspiracy. Fortunately copyright infringement isn't a crime, >> but conspiracy is. As I understand it, conspiracy can carry high >> sentances, even if the planned offence doesn't in itself carry a high >> sentance. > > Actually, copyright infringement can be a criminal offence under UK > law > - see s107 of the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988 for an > example. > > http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/ukpga_19880048_en_5#pt1-ch6-pb5-l1g107
I stand corrected. Roughly speaking, it's a criminal offence to sell a copy of a copyright protected work without permission of the owner of the copyright, or distribute or exhibit such a copy in the course of a business. If you're not doing it in the course of a business, then the copyright owner must prove prejudice (presumably that means some loss, including loss of sales). -- Ian Eiloart _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
