Criminal law differs from civil law?

In civil law, the court settles a disagreement between parties. These cases usually don't go to the Appellate court and are settled by the District court. The procedure goes like this; plaintiff...

There are two types of codified law: CRIMINAL LAW and CIVIL or TORT law. In other words, the terms 'civil' law and 'tort' law are the same. Torts are injuries to private persons with remedies...

Both, Criminal and Civil law work to protect our rights as citizens, they cover very different aspects of society.

They're both passed into law by the Legislative branch of government.

Copyright law is a civil matter. But sometimes it can stray into criminal law, if for example you download a movie illegally that is a civil matter, but if you then sell copies of that movie it is...