In an action for infringement of copyright it is not necessary to give proof of actual damage; the damages are at large.

Software piracy is a breach of data security. It can expose sensitive user data and privacy for users. Hacking Exposed sensitive user information such as personnel, social security number, credit card numbers, bank data and personal photographs. Viewing information in the hands of hackers, making it vulnerable to manipulation and abuse.

File sharing illegal? Think you can’t get caught?

Cory Doctorow

The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it’s perfectly useless and terrible. It consists almost entirely of penalties for people who do things that upset the entertainment industry (including the "three-strikes" rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial), as well as a plan to beat the hell out of the video-game industry with a new, even dumber rating system (why is it acceptable for the government to declare that some forms of artwork have to be mandatorily labelled as to their suitability for kids? And why is it only some media? Why not paintings? Why not novels? Why not modern dance or ballet or opera?).

Piracy.

The browser versions offered links to “Pirates” five novels. It must pay restitution of nearly 60,000 euros to a website popular books. A Baidu spokeswoman said the company has already filed an appeal.

You are suing the software pirated copies, the million dollar question is why and I will try to explain it now but this explanation will not cover so called moral issues like the money and mind goes in making this software etc.First thing it is illegal more so like stealing.

Plagiarism is not a crime but is disapproved more on the grounds of moral offence. While Copyright infringement is a violation of the rights of a copyright holder, when material protected by copyright is used without consent.

Details of how copyright offences will be dealt with under the controversial new
law are starting to become clear. Ben Camm-Jones explains.

The controversy over free, illegal music downloading.