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Criminal Copyright Infringement is Crime of "Moral Turpitude"

Cross-posted from the Law Theories blog.

sheet musicThis past Friday, the Board of Immigration Appeals held that criminal copyright infringement constitutes a “crime involving moral turpitude” under immigration law. The Board reasoned that criminal copyright infringement is inherently immoral because it involves the willful theft of property and causes harm to both the copyright owner and society. Read more