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[–] stevehobbes 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Copyright is federal bub. They get sued in federal court. Or the FBI shows up and takes all their servers.

The congress could choose to alter copyright laws of course to make this legal. But they can’t just do it. And states definitely can’t.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, it is federal. Congress can't abrogate a state's sovereign immunity to make them liable under copyright law. In fact, they tried and it was deemed unconstitutional (Allen v. Cooper). States can't be sued in federal court without their permission (Amendment XI).