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by kevan 4091 days ago
$200 probably wouldn't cover lawyers fees. From an amoral perspective, there's a simple cost function: (cost to buy) vs (chance of being caught * cost of damages). If you don't make the cost of damages high enough then the behavior will continue. [0]

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punitive_damages

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This assumes all violators are doing it willfully. I imagine most restaurant owners that make a Squarespace site in an afternoon have no idea you can't just copy something from Google Images.
Too bad. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.