United States v. LaMacchia 871 F.Supp. 535 (1994) was a case decided by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts which ruled that, under the copyright and cybercrime laws effective at the time, committing copyright infringement for non-commercial motives could not be prosecuted under criminal copyright law. The ruling gave rise to what became known as the "LaMacchia Loophole," wherein criminal charges of fraud or copyright infringement would be dismissed under current legal standards, so long as there was no profit motive involved. COUNT 4
QSN1 When was United States v. LaMacchia contested? ANS1 1994 QSN2 At the time, what infringement could not be prosecuted under criminal copyright law? ANS2 non-commercial motives QSN3 What loophole did the ruling give rise to? ANS3 LaMacchia Loophole QSN4 If there is no profit involved, what would happen to criminal charges of fraud? ANS4 dismissed