Hi Charles, Well, if a developer wants to prosecute a software pirate to the full extent of the law all they have to do is report it to their local prosecutor and report it as a theft. According to the 1997 No Electronic Theft Act a convicted software pirate can receive five years in jail and a $250000 fine. That's if a developer wants to press criminal charges.
If a developer wants to sue for damages the minimum is $150000 per instance of illegal copyright infringement. So if Joe gives his key out to 10 people and the developer can track his key to all 10 people he can be sued for a total of $1.5 million in damages. Of course, as we've already established most blind people aren't rich so there is no way to get $1.5 million in damages from a pirate. The irony here is while most developers have been rather light handed about piracy if they wanted to get nasty they could really make their lives miserable. I think five years in prison and $250000 in fines might discourage a few pirates you think? Cheers! On 4/30/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > Speaking of piracy, does anyone know the approximate cost, or what would be > > involved in, penalizing these pirates to the full extent of the law, and > what you would get in return for the money, time, and effort spent? You can > > answer off list in order to not think the answers would make them feel that > > it is safe to pirate because nothing would be done about the rampant > problem. Could it be possible for developers to get together and split the > > cost involved? Thanks. > > -- > If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling > errors! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
