Since working my way through that case I've never doubted that copyright law is one of those things that EVERYBODY can enforce.
Congress has even enabled private parties to bring suits to recover alleged damages.
Remember, the Constitution gives Congress the authority to secure for a limited time, and boy do they, and to "help" they have allowed all and sundry to jump on board to beat down the competition.
Copyright process, as distinct from the law, is a regular old dog _____.
I’m not familiar with the colloquial phrase you used at the very end of your post. Can you elaborate? Feel free to use FReepmail if you need to in order to avoid getting banned! ;)
I understand what you are saying about copyright laws. As the mother of several aspiring artists I’ve researched the laws applicable to their work. Therefore, I am familiar with the possibility of a private citizen to bring a case claiming copyright infringement.
All I was trying to point out is that the California police agency that sought, and then executed the warrant may have indeed violated their own state statutes in doing so.