In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Karen Hill
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wrote
on 8 Jun 2006 13:56:24 -0700
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> We know that plagiarism is a serious offence in academia. Are
> copyright violations also serious matters? What are the punishments
> for graduate students who should know better?
>
Copyright infringement and remedies are dealt with in
Title 17, Chapter 5, Sections 501 through 513, of the US Code.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/browse.html
AFAICT, criminal prosecution is possible if the value of
the works is over $1,000 (retail). Civil suits have the
option of recovering damages (including court costs and
attorney's fees for *both* sides) and lost profits.
One would hope that there are additional punitive measures
available, such as expulsion. However, that is not for
the Feds to decide; that is a school-by-school and possibly
state-by-state matter.
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