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>>pyman+(OP)
Here is how individuals are treated for massive copyright infringement:

https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-de...

>>bgwalt+pE
copyright is not the same as piracy

>>chouro+cL
Can you explain why? What makes them categorically different or at the very least why is "piracy" quantitatively worse than 'just' copyright violation?

>>achier+fN
Saying that piracy isn't copyright violation is an RMS talking point. It's not worth trying to ask why because the answer will be RMS said so and will not be backed by the common usage of the word.

>>charci+4Q
> RMS

Referring to this? (Wikipedia's disambiguation page doesn't seem to have a more likely article.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman#Copyright_red...

>>lcnPyl+F71
Yes, quoting the following section:

    Stallman places great importance on the words and labels people use to talk about the world, including the relationship between software and freedom. He asks people to say free software and GNU/Linux, and to avoid the terms intellectual property and piracy (in relation to copying not approved by the publisher). One of his criteria for giving an interview to a journalist is that the journalist agrees to use his terminology throughout the article.