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I'ms sorry but by that logic they should have outlawed Pawnbrokering years ago! And yet Pawnshops still exist all across the USA  and continue to sell "HOT" merchandise! On top of that, what with all the high prices on metal these days, Metal buyers in my city have all been forced to record all of their buyers because with all the forclosures, vacant homes are being stripped of their copper wire and tubing across the city. We can't jail the metal merchants for providing an outlet to theives to sell stolen metal!

I know it's hard to catch it, but I thought people and merchants do get in trouble when they get caught selling stolen goods.

They only get into trouble if they don't have records of Who they bought from. This same rule should apply to peer sharing sites. You don't see Pawn Broker's being hauled off in droves for selling stolen merchandise because they keep records of who they buy what from and the cops then go get the theives and NOT the merchants. The same should apply to internet file sharing sites. They should be forced to keep records of who is sharing what. Plain and Simple.