[Lerc]

Does the $2500 count if it is 25 $100 instances? Similarly does the 10 copies cover 10 items copied once or does it need to be one item copied at least 10 times?

[lazide]

If you piss off someone enough to care, they’ll do the maximum and see if you plea down - or the judge agrees.

With a typical torrenter, it would be straightforward to make some truly monumental penalties.

The reality is, they rarely care.