Penalidades por violaciones a las leyes de derechos de autor en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si alguien copia y distribuye música o películas sin permiso, puede meterse en problemas. Dependiendo de cuántas copias haga, puede recibir multas o incluso ir a la cárcel.

Es como si alguien entrara a tu casa y tomara tus cosas sin pedirte permiso. Si lo hace solo una vez, puede que solo le digan que no lo haga más, pero si lo hace repetidamente, podría enfrentarse a serias consecuencias.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un negocio y vende copias de películas que descargó ilegalmente de internet. Si lo atrapan vendiendo más de mil copias, podría enfrentar una multa de hasta 250,000 dólares y hasta cinco años de prisión.

Penalidades

Las penalidades varían desde multas de hasta 250,000 dólares y hasta cinco años de prisión, dependiendo de la cantidad de artículos no autorizados.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-11-920. Penalties. (A) A person who violates the provisions of Section 16-11-911 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; (2) for a second offense, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; (3) for a third and each subsequent offense, must be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. (B) A person who violates the provisions of Section 16-11-910 or 16-11-915 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the offense: (1) involves at least one thousand unauthorized articles embodying sound or sixty-five unauthorized audio visual articles during any one hundred eighty-day period; or (2) is a second or subsequent conviction under Section 16-11-910 or 16-11-915. (C) A person who violates the provisions of Section 16-11-910 or 16-11-915 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, if the offense involved: (1) more than one hundred but less than one thousand unauthorized articles embodying sound during any one hundred eighty-day period; or (2) more than ten but less than sixty-five unauthorized audiovisual articles during any one hundred eighty-day period. (D) A person who violates the provisions of Section 16-11-910 or 16-11-915 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars for a first offense and not more than ten thousand dollars for a second or subsequent