Guidelines to Limit Criminal Prosecutions of Filesharing Services
4 Pages Posted: 1 Nov 2013
Date Written: October 23, 2013
Abstract
This short essay acknowledges certain efficiencies in enforcing copyright law against "secondary" infringers like filesharing services through criminal proceedings, but it proposes guidelines for prosecutors to use in limiting prosecutions against this type of infringer.
Keywords: intellectual property, criminal law, crime, copyright law, filesharing
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Martin, Benton C. and Newhall, Jeremiah Robert, Guidelines to Limit Criminal Prosecutions of Filesharing Services (October 23, 2013). 30 Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2347831
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