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bgwalter ◴[] No.44490836[source]
Here is how individuals are treated for massive copyright infringement:

https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-de...

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chourobin ◴[] No.44491257[source]
copyright is not the same as piracy
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achierius ◴[] No.44491384[source]
Can you explain why? What makes them categorically different or at the very least why is "piracy" quantitatively worse than 'just' copyright violation?
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1. abeppu ◴[] No.44491689[source]
Maybe the most memorable version of the response is this the "Copying is not Theft" song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4