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Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by fatdog789 on Thursday June 18, 2009 @07:28PM (#664339)
Civil case. Your example is not analogous. Theft is a crime. Thomas committed a tort. The difference: police get involved with crimes, and you can be arrested for a crime. You cannot be arrested for a tort (unless the tort is the "civil" counterpart of a crime allowing the victim to recover for injuries from the crime).
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Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by jrockway on Thursday June 18, 2009 @10:14PM (#664515)
This is how the law works, yeah, but don't you think it's broken?
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