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Posted by: Richard (Friday 25 November 2005, 8:56 AM)

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If copyright infringement became a criminal offence then perhaps we'd see fines and punishments in line with reality. The million pound fine and 10 years in prison promised on those big signs in cinemas is a joke when you consider what people get for much more serious offences.

If the police start raiding people for things like breaking the copy protection on CDs or similar minor offences - when so many minor offences are ignored due to lack of police time and higher priorites - can you imagine how much bad press the government will get?

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