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Originally Posted by BooksForABuck
Patents and Copyright are Federal issues. Shoplifting is a state or local issue.
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Yes, but the real story here is if the Feds are going to get into the habit of investigating/prosecuting
civil copyright infringement. That is supposed to be the responsibility of the individual rights holder, not the government.
There's a big difference between "RIAA vs Joe citizen" and "The People vs Joe citizen". The second is only supposed to happen in criminal trials.