On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Bradley Hook [email protected] wrote:
Copyright is controlled by codified law in the U.S. (Title 17 of the United States Code). Both civil and criminal matters are covered by law, the difference is in how they are processed and what the penalties may be.
I'm sorry, on the surface my reply seems contradictory. My point wasn't that the use of the term "law" itself was inappropriate, it was that it was being used imprecisely.
He stated that "they still need to abide by the law", which implies a criminal situation, as the logical implication was that we all have an obligation (by extension) to force them to comply. If we were talking about insider trading or the use of torture by our intelligence services, that would be an appropriate thing to say.
However, my assertion is that he should have stated "they still need to abide by the copyright", which is more precise and doesn't lead to ambiguity.
I hope that I was a bit more clear this time.
Jeffrey.