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This should be a wakeup call to those who think it won't matter or they'll never be caught. Under US law, prosecuted to the full extent, even copyrighted IMAGES can carry a fine of $100,000 PER INFRINGEMENT (meaning every incidence of the image is a seperate infringement), as well as some heavy jail time. It's a FEDERAL OFFENCE, not just a joke, and although I don't know Adultbouncer, I don't envy their position right now.. Or those of any affiliates who don't take this lawsuit seriously. They are in violation of copyright as well, whether they know it or not, and ignorance is *NOT* an acceptable excuse in court. Period.
Oh, and if anyone wants a good scare, movies can be prosecuted (and have been in the past) as a SERIES of images, not just one entire thing. That brings the costs of infringement into the astronomical range. Definitely don't envy anyone on the recieving end of that one.. Yikes.
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