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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
By that example, a cop would ignore me if I said my copyright had been infringed. But if I told him something was stolen from me, I'd get attention.
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That'd be because most copyright infringement is not a crime, and cops have no ability to make arrests for it. Copyright infringement, like breach of contract, is a matter for civil court.
There are some cases where it's criminal--where there are bootleg copies of books or movies or albums being sold. But most copyright infringement isn't about copies-for-sale, and therefore isn't of interest to cops.