Unlawful DVD Ripping

The idea to shoplift a DVD is hardly the usual among lawful citizens in any country. But instead of shoplifting, many people consider it is as legal as it seems to download the same movie for free on the internet. In the end it is nothing else but the same. Since I’m going to write a test on Managers and the Law in about 50 minutes, I feel a certain urge to publish this info concerning the daily habit of almost every manager – downloading illegal music or video files from the internet. Karl Wagenfuehr researched the penalties for a) shoplifting a DVD in comparison to b) downloading one.

Stealing Infringing
Absolute
Minimum		 $0
no jail		 $4,400
Absolute
Maximum		 $100,000
1 year jail		 $3,400,000
1 year jail
lawyer fees and costs
Real World
Example		 Winona Ryder:
$2,700 fine
$6,355 restitution
$1,000 court cost
3 years probation		 An Average RIAA settlement:
$14,875

Reported here and here.

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  1. Kat sagte:

    I hope your small excursion (?) helped you and you’ll pass the test…like me as well. We’ll see how it’ll work out.

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