What are the penalties for copyright violation?
When you reproduce, republish, or redistribute a copyrighted work without permission, you may be violating copyright law and could be sued by the copyright holder. Damages can range from $250 to $150,000 plus attorneys’ fees for each infringing copy. Damages can be more than that if the infringement was willful. You may also be criminally liable if you copied the work for financial gain, which could result in a jail sentence.
