Large-scale online pirates to face up to 10 years’ jail in UK under ministers’ proposals

Commercial infringement of copyright online should in future be punishable by up to 10 years in prison, ministers are proposing.A consultation launched by the Intellectual Property Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is calling for the present maximum sentence of two years to be significantly increased.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/18/large-scale-online-pirates-face-10-years-jail-copyright-infringement