Comment by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF
9 months ago
That the judge will say you did not break the law because you reasonably believed you were following the law.
9 months ago
That the judge will say you did not break the law because you reasonably believed you were following the law.
Copyright infringement is a strict liability offence, so not having intent isn't a defense.
However, in this scenario you'd very likely have a good "innocent infringement" defense, which would allow the judge to lower the statutory damages to as low as $200. Since the damages available are so low it wouldn't be worth suing over.