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Stiffer piracy spankings

UK.gov may support heavier penalties for mass copyright infringement.

A consultation asked whether the penalties for serious online infringement should be brought in line with those for offline infringement, which carry a potential 10 year sentence.

The exercise was notable for generating many robo responses from people who wrongly believed the penalties would ensnare home users or casual infringers.

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