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Patrick Leahy: “It is not like a bank robbery where you could look at the surveillance cameras.”

On the recordJune 21, 2011
It is not like a bank robbery where you could look at the surveillance cameras.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy compares IP crime to bank robbery, highlighting its complexity.

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