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To protect real property. Violations of copyright should be strictly civil issues. Why are the people who arrest murderers and vandals involved in this?

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they don’t really worry about murderers nor vandals

I honestly don't see why the cops should arrest someone that burgles an office building (say of a film producer) and not someone that gives away the content they paid to make for free. In what way is it different?

If I take your property you cannot have it or use it.

If I copy your content you still have it.

It's not an exigent issue that requires officers with guns to solve.

Ah, yes, that's a good argument for property definition. I agree that it seems excessive to use armed force to enforce this, I was more questioning how to differentiate the two situations in law so cops don't have to exercise that judgement.

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