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A story, out of italy - and i only have the recording industry's version here:
http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20090127.html

It's an online music retailer, that believed they had paid all fees for the rights to sell some music (they purchased the rights from the author of the music) - but it turns out they missed out paying a fee to the recording company.

The first court threw out the charges - but the appeals court resulted in a guilty verdict (i'm not sure how italian legal system works, but it seems appeals court can do that).

So, now they pay this fee surely?? no - they're now being sent to a prison - on a criminal sentence. That's shocking that something like copyright infringment isn't a civil case. The defendants also have to refund 80,000 euros of legal costs to the recording company.

Okay, so that's italy -- why do you need to worry, you're in (insert country that's not italy).
Then check this wishlist item from leaked ACTA Treaty documents:

2. Provide criminal sanctions for any act of copyright infringement that takes place on a commercial scale, including in the online environment, regardless of whether such acts are undertaken with a financial incentive.

That's the US' RIAA's wishlist for an international trade agreement that's been negoriated with New Zealand, Canada, UK, Japan... and more countries.

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