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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by dharmab on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:09PM (#25510603)
The DMCA has both civil and criminal penalties. The criminal penalties include fines and jail time.
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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by DanBC on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:37PM (#25510941)
Yes, but again: why is this criminal and not civil infringement?

Can you point to the section of DMCA that you think turns this into a criminal offence rather than just civil infringement?

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