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Theft of intellectual property is the same as the theft of a
material object such as money or a car, and quite simply IT IS
A CRIME in both International and UK law – specifically
for the UK within the Copyright Act 1988. As it is regarded as
a matter of the theft of intellectual property, therefore breaches
of copyright and/or permission for use are criminal, not civil,
offences with relevant penalties available within criminal law.
This also brings with it, in addition to any material punishment,
a criminal record for any parties found guilty. These deterrents
against intellectual property theft should therefore speak for
themselves as to how seriously the law sees such a crime.
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