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Copyright violation isn't criminal where??? | 115 comments | Create New Account
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Copyright violation isn't criminal??? ... "violation" is the keyword
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 06 2012 @ 06:56 AM EST
Thats exactly what the DMCA is all about. Dotcom contends that he was always in compliance with the DMCA; and in that case its not a criminal matter.

And there are further insurmountable technicalities:

"The Federal Rules do not contemplate service of a criminal summons on a wholly foreign corporation without an agent or offices in the United States,".

... Megaupload did not have offices in the U.S. The summons were not properly served.

you might also want to read this: NY-Times

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Copyright violation isn't criminal where???
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 06 2012 @ 01:27 PM EST
> breaking copyright law for financial gain is a criminal offence over here!

and AFAIK in US, and NZ.

> Dotcom contends that he was always in compliance with the DMCA;
[from the anon reply to Wol's post]

And there is the basis of the case. "Somebody" claims he violated
their copyright for financial gain (IIRC there was a threshold $75K),
and "Somebody" claims he violated DMCA. March in the lawyers,
Game On.

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