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0 pointsotterley4y ago0 comments

> I assure you, I know this stuff

Where did you go to law school, exactly?

Copyright infringement is not tort. Copyright infringement is a creature of federal law, not common law like tort is. And copyright owners can claim statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work in lieu of actual damages at their election. See 17 U.S. 504(c).

And fair use is a defense to a prima facie copyright infringement claim.

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pseudalopex4y ago

Copyright infringement is a statutory tort. But you're right the law makes the infringement itself a violation. And fair use is just a defense.

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0 pointsotterley4y ago0 comments

> I assure you, I know this stuff

Where did you go to law school, exactly?

And fair use is a defense to a prima facie copyright infringement claim.

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pseudalopex4y ago

Copyright infringement is a statutory tort. But you're right the law makes the infringement itself a violation. And fair use is just a defense.

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