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Criminal copyright prosecutions are very rare. However if the standard of felony criminality is met you can receive a maximum jail sentence of 10 years in prison.
Under current US law if an infringer has "willfully and deliberately" made, in any 180-day period, ten or more copies of one or more copyrighted works with a total retail value of $2,500 the the standard for felony prosecution has been met
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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.
How long do you go in jail for if you copyright?
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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