[concordDance]

If they had a reasonable basis for believing they had a license they're in the clear. "I didn't know" might not be enough but "I had good reasons to think otherwise" is.

[vorpalhex]

> If they had a reasonable basis for believing they had a license they're in the clear.

False.

If they committed copyright infringement, even if they genuinely believed they weren't, they are not in the clear. They still owe damages.

[concordDance]

Can I have a citation?

[vorpalhex]

https://www.traverselegal.com/blog/accidental-copyright-infr...

https://revisionlegal.com/copyright/what-is-accidental-or-in...

https://btlj.org/2015/10/is-copyright-infringement-a-strict-...