Comments on: Hey, CEOs can steal too! Neener, neener! http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/06/08/hey-ceos-can-steal-too-neener-neener/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/06/08/hey-ceos-can-steal-too-neener-neener/#comment-269016 Mathew Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:39:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/06/08/hey-ceos-can-steal-too-neener-neener/#comment-269016 Thanks for pointing that out, Jonathan. I think my central point still holds though -- that physically taking property is legally different than infringing copyright, for a host of very good reasons. Thanks for pointing that out, Jonathan. I think my central point still holds though — that physically taking property is legally different than infringing copyright, for a host of very good reasons.

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/06/08/hey-ceos-can-steal-too-neener-neener/#comment-269011 Jonathan Bailey Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:12:31 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/06/08/hey-ceos-can-steal-too-neener-neener/#comment-269011 One minor correction, copyright law can be a criminal offense. See title 17 section five chapter six of the U.S. legal code: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#506 Most of the time it is treated as a civil matter for many different reasons, but there is a potential for a criminal offense. This is how they arrest piracy and counterfeit DVD rings. There are differences between the two, but they aren't as simple as civil vs. criminal I'm afraid... Hope this helps! One minor correction, copyright law can be a criminal offense. See title 17 section five chapter six of the U.S. legal code:

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#506

Most of the time it is treated as a civil matter for many different reasons, but there is a potential for a criminal offense. This is how they arrest piracy and counterfeit DVD rings.

There are differences between the two, but they aren’t as simple as civil vs. criminal I’m afraid…

Hope this helps!

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