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?

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.