So why are we (the government) spending millions of dollars protecting intangible property while every day virii, worms, bots and other malware are being distributed via email and http servers, social networks and advertisers? There's a huge underground industry supporting worm and virii R&D in order to generate income from sources ranging from advertising revenue all the way to identity theft and credit fraud. Sources distributing this malware are easily identifiable, and could quite possibly be contained if only the primary distribution points could be shut down rather quickly. Likewise, a more proactive approach to unsolicited email advertisements (spam) would make it less cost effective for spammers to distribute malware. To me this is a much bigger impact, more victims and far more important than busting someone for sharing a copy of "Son of the Mask." That movie sucked anyway, and Jamie Kennedy looks nothing like Rocky Dennis.