Bob2002
ULTIMATE Member
The Government plans to increase the maximum fine that Magistrates' Courts can award for online copyright infringement from £5,000 to £50,000.
The Government and the Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) are consulting on the plans, which would allow Magistrates' Courts in England and Wales to issue summary fines of £50,000 for online copyright infringement.
The larger fine is proposed for commercial scale infringements, where the person involved profits from the infringement.
http://www.out-law.com/page-9341
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