Punishment is usually in the form of fines (in the US, usually $750-$30,000, but with provisions to go as high as $250,000), but most countries also allow for jail time in extreme circumstances.
Copyright 'law' is a civil matter. It only becomes a criminal matter when it is used to commit fraud such as creating bootleg merchandise, or theft, like illegally download music.
The maximum is five years, although the vast majority of punishment is in the form of fees.
for your sentence time in jail for breaking the copyright law, you may get 89 years!
Yes. It would be breaking the law to do otherwise.
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Yes, you're breaking a copyright law.
Only use materials for which you are the creator, or for which you have an exemption in the law or permission from the copyright holder.
No songs have ever been sued.
It depends what your actions were that violated the law, but the most common punishment is in fees.
Violating copyright law and defending your rights are opposite ideas. The legal impact of breaking copyright law varies from country to country, but usually consists of fines, and in extreme cases, prison sentences. The legal impact of defending your rights as a creator is you retain those rights, and may collect damages.
In the US, it is punishable by fines up to $30,000 per infringement.
Punishment for getting caught breaking a law, like going to jail.