@grammargirl The slaps on the wrist are getting fainter & fainter.Fines becoming "cost of doing business" payoffs and bribes, instead of a deterrent. Everyone's copyright theft now has a legal precedent & a threshold. A price point, if you will.https://www.vox.com/business-and-finance/2019/9/10/20857109/facebook-equifax-companies-break-lawhttps://www.theregreview.org/2020/07/06/lund-sarin-corporate-criminal-punishment-another-cost-doing-business/https://www.ft.com/content/ba6eb664-b981-42d7-b24a-65e7e19889f8Corporate crimes are characterized as "misconduct" and not criminal conspiracies as long as you fund Republican campaigns.https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-80-billion-in-coporate-fines-can-become-48-billion-in-tax-breaks/https://inthesetimes.com/article/walmart-corporations-wage-theft-labor-settlements-firms