Re:Once again... you assume too much. (Score 4, Informative)

Australia it is not illegal to give away copyrighted material, only if you sell it.

you are 100% incorrect.

If you're going to say someone is 100% incorrect, you should quote 100% of their post. Specifically, the next sentence:

If you give it away it is considered a matter of the civil courts.

Clearly the person you replied to was confused about the meaning of 'illegal' vs. 'criminal', else they would not have said that the civil courts deal with it.

This has some basis in law. Compare the section of the Copyright Act 1968 dealing with civil actions to the section dealing with criminal offences. You will find that the criminal offences only deal with copyright infringement where there's money involved or where it occurs to an extent that will prejudicially affect the owner of the copyright. In other cases it is a civil, not criminal, matter.

The Australian Copyright Council also has an information sheet on the topic.