Criminal Offenses Pertaining to Copyright Infringement

Acts that may be criminal offences in the UK include:Acts that may be criminal offences in the UK include:Making copies for the purpose of selling or hiring them to others.Importing infringing copies (except for personal use).Offering for sale or hire, publicly displaying or otherwise distributing infringing copies in the course of a business.Distributing a large enough number of copies to have a noticeable effect on the business of the copyright owner.Making or possessing equipment for the purposes of making infringing copies in the course of a business.Publicly performing a work in knowledge that the performance is unauthorised.Communicating copies or infringing the right to “make available” copies to the public (either in the course of a business, or to an extent that has a noticeable effect on the business of the copyright owner).Manufacturing commercially, importing for non-personal use, possessing in the course of a business, or distributing to an extent that has a noticeable effect on the business of the copyright holder, a device primarily designed for circumventing a technological copyright protection measure.