From the course: Digital Imaging for Business Professionals

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What are the penalties for violating IP rights?

What are the penalties for violating IP rights?

From the course: Digital Imaging for Business Professionals

What are the penalties for violating IP rights?

- Now, despite me telling you not to violate copyright, many of you are thinking, well, it's no big deal, I won't get caught, it's not going to be a big deal if I do, I can just apologize. Well, as a professional image creator, let me share with you some of the potential risks you're taking. There are severe penalties for violating intellectual property. Again, these are the penalties for the United States, so penalties around the world may vary slightly. First up, this act has been recently updated. So The Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 actually increased the fines for violating copyright. Penalties for copyright infringement can include both civil and criminal fines. This means that potential imprisonment is an option. In most cases, anyone who is found liable for civil copyright infringement can be ordered to pay actual damages or statutory damages. This means that they don't have to prove that they lost any money. You can simply be punished…

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