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Originally posted by dready
They post illegally now, you think an amendment to the current law will stop them?
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Websites that post images obtained from usenet do have a problem.
1) The images are not licensed to them, so that's copyright infringement, which is a civil issue, and the copyright owner could take legal action
2) Displaying images without 2257 falls under Federal jurisdiction, and a conviction means 5 years in jail (ie. felony).
Item #2 should really make websites that display usenet images be very concerned because if a copyright owner has been frustrated at the fact that their images are being stolen, and don't have the money to sue for infringement, they can let the Federal government take aim.
-brandon