What were the provisions of the No Electronic Theft Act of 1997? How did it impact the distribution of copyrighted material for nonprofit use?
What will be an ideal response?
The No Electronic Theft Act of 1997 allowed criminal penalties to be imposed on individuals who intentionally distributed copies of copyrighted materials over the Internet without authorization from the copyright holder, regardless of whether such individuals received profits for these actions. Such an individual could be fined up to $250,000 and imprisoned for up to five years.
The fair use doctrine had protected individuals who made copies for certain uses that were not for profit. The NET Act outlawed any distribution or copying of copyrighted material over the Internet regardless of profits or profit-making intent.
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