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Maybe SCO had a pointMaybe SCO had a pointPosted Aug 22, 2003 19:22 UTC (Fri) by urulokion (guest, #14350)In reply to: Maybe SCO had a point by dmantione Parent article: Maybe SCO had a point "Copyright violation is normally a criminal act. In adition, the party who has suffered damaged can claim compensation. ..." No entirely correct. Up until very recently, copyright infringement was civil tort. It is handled totally in civil courts. Copyright infringement became a federal criminal offense in the late 90's with the NET act (No Electronic Theft). It doesn't auomatically kick in, there is a certain threshold which has to be exceeded. The act is geared torward nailing warez site operator and the like.
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