Zucas said:
Well not anymore. That would been true before 1997. It used to be to constitute copyright infringement that there had to be a motive of financial gain. Aka the scenarios that have been discussed. But under the No Electronic Theft Act, it amended the the idea to including copyright infringement without financial gain. Most arguments used to be, is if they don't use it for monetary gain, then the company isn't losing anything. But apparently that has been reversed to showing that there is a notion that something is being lost, and now there is virtually no legal difference. Thus under current U.S. law, it is completely illegal to take and/or distribute something whether physical or digital when it is copyrighted, even if it isn't for the use of personal financial gain. That means, under U.S. law, ALL FORMS of piracy that we know of today is completely illegal. And under current U.S. law, it is considered theft, with up to 5 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines for committing the act.
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It's actually still not defined as theft. That was merely the name of the act. The Healthcare bill made got rid of private student loans and increased the US student loans the government gives out. That doesn't make student loans healthcare.
Additionally you may want to re-read your link. It's 5 years in prison and up to $250,000 dollars for copying 1 work 10 tomes.