tptacek has made some good comments on this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2010226 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2010226 http://news.ycombinator.com

tptacek has made some good comments on this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2010226 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2010226 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1946307 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1946307 In short, Customs covers counterfeit, which extends to IP rights. Not saying I agree with it, but that seems to be the justification.