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Originally Posted by fjtorres
This wouldn't be a civil lawsuit by copyright holders but a federal case. Which opens with a raid. The FBI swoops in and grabs all associated computers *first*. They're evidence in an investigation, after all. That's their MO. They've done it before.
Besides, there is the *willful infringement* aspect.
The Senator is giving him fair warning that if he doesn't shut down the copyrighted serving, his *entire* operation will be shut down. Not just the "emergency library". And *he* will have to fight to get anything back online.
With the Senate having spoken, no court this side of the nutty ninth would rule for him. He has to be delusional to think he can fight (or even afford to fight) the FBI. The cost onus is now on him and his supporters.
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You seem to be assuming the servers are even physically located where the FBI could seize them. The office computers sure. But that would only be a relatively minor inconvenience if the servers are not reachable.
As for the US Senate having spoken? This would be appear to be a single senator regardless of his subcommittee membership. Perhaps we should be looking at which lobbyists have been chatting with him?
I am somewhat amused by your rather naive belief in the power of the US Senate to influence the courts. Looking at past history, it would appear that quite a few judgments have gone against what the US House of Representative/US Senate/US President have desired.