Article says the material was legal, and that the govt was delaying while it waited on the RIAA to conclude its investigation.
A proper investigation prior to seizure would have uncovered this, and a self-respecting prosecutor or investigator would not have gone forward with seizure after learning that there was no violation.
This is what due process is for, to prevent injustices resulting from vigilantism, whether by citizens or governments.
This kind of thing makes us look like a banana republic. How fortunate that we don't have to send troops outside the country to prop ourselves up; we're already here.
A proper investigation prior to seizure would have uncovered this, and a self-respecting prosecutor or investigator would not have gone forward with seizure after learning that there was no violation.
This is what due process is for, to prevent injustices resulting from vigilantism, whether by citizens or governments.
This kind of thing makes us look like a banana republic. How fortunate that we don't have to send troops outside the country to prop ourselves up; we're already here.