Because cracking down on copyright infringement is tough to do politically. But if they can show that 'everybody is in danger', i.e. see these 'rogue hackers'

Because cracking down on copyright infringement is tough to do politically. But if they can show that 'everybody is in danger', i.e. see these 'rogue hackers' are attacking not just companies but the CIA, the Fed, etc., then it becomes politically easier for them to go through with stuff like this. LulzSec is playing into their hands. They are terrifying the public, with the constant headlines and giving these idiots the political initiative to 'control' the internet. Now they can say, these anonymous hackers are pirating and hacking. They need to be stopped. Large Co is now the victim, the anonymity of the internet that these hackers hide under is the enemy, so they are going after it vigorously. This is just the first step. But believe me, the end game is: Everybody suffers. Privacy for none.