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Under US laws, a criminal copyright infringement could get you up to 6 years in prison for a first offense and 10 years for any subsequent offense, but you could also be charged with 1,000 simultaneous offenses, meaning (in theory) 6,000 years for your first offense.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoYou wouldn't go to jail for copyrighting your own materials, but you can go to jail for up to five years (in the US; 10 in the UK) if you infringe someone else's copyright.
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∙ 14y agoCurrent US copyright law allows for jail terms of up to 10 years for copyright infringements in cases of criminal prosecution.
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∙ 13y agousually its just a large fine depending on how many and on what you used the copyright for
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∙ 14y agoA long time
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Can you be put in jail for copyrighting?
No, copyrighting a work is your right, as long as you are the creator.You can, however, go to jail for copyright infringement, although most punishment is meted out in fines.
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