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		tptacek on Dec 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted co... Because FBI investigations are horrendously expensive, and most of what's happening in DMCA issues is civil, not criminal?

bathat on Dec 7, 2012 [–]

Valid point. Question: When congress makes infringement a criminal matter, do you think false and fraudulent copyright claims should be treated a criminal matter (since they would be, essentially, false police reports)?

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