How is pirating content so common and illegal yet nobody faces consequences for doing it?
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It’s not illegal here in Australia. It might, however, be a civil offence.
In the test case the judge made clear that the most the copyright holder would be able to reclaim would be the cost of purchase of the item.
In this case it was a movie, so about $20. Not really worth chasing people for.
Here’s an article about it. https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-35547045
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