How to punish selling pirated books?

Selling pirated books, if the circumstances are mitigated according to the relevant laws of our country, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined. If the circumstances are serious, it can not only be punished, but also the public security department has the right to confiscate the remaining pirated books. Selling pirated books is a violation of China's criminal law. Once found, we should investigate the corresponding criminal responsibility. Selling pirated books is also immoral. If the content of pirated books is unqualified, it will send the wrong message to the buyer.

Legal basis:

Article 2 17 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)? The fourth infringing copy is "a book with exclusive publishing rights enjoyed by others", which is commonly referred to as pirated books.

Individuals with illegal income of more than 100,000 yuan and units with illegal income of more than 500,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined. If it is not serious enough for criminal punishment and damages the public interest, the copyright administrative department may order it to stop the infringement, confiscate the illegal income, confiscate and destroy the infringing copy, and may also impose a fine. If the circumstances are serious, the copyright administrative department may also confiscate the materials, tools and equipment mainly used for making infringing copies. ?

Article 218 stipulates that anyone who knowingly sells infringing copies specified in Article 217 of this Law for the purpose of making profits, and the amount of illegal gains is huge, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined.