Not a smart move, better to deal with it via a standard take down notice and not make it personal. It's not likely to change general behavior other then making pirates more careful about protecting their identity. For the specific person he attacked he either convinced him to not share his books anymore or made a life long enemy that will go out of his way to harm him in the future. My guess is the later.
[shrug] I guess it made him feel better and gave himself a bunch of free publicity.
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