> One could argue that the Silk Road was created with the purpose of enabling the crime, unlike Amazon And... that would be exactly why, yes. Intent matters i

> One could argue that the Silk Road was created with the purpose of enabling the crime, unlike Amazon And... that would be exactly why, yes. Intent matters in the law, and the burden on a seller isn't perfection but merely "good faith". Amazon clears that bar, probably[1]. Silk Road very clearly did not. Also, of course, drug and weapons trading gets a vastly higher level of attention from law enforcement than counterfeit hardcopies of tech books. This analogy doesn't really fly. It's like asking why police execute arrest warrants more reliably for murder suspects vs. shoplifters. [1] There are very reasonable arguments to be had about whether they should be doing more and what internet market-makers' responsibilities are here. I don't expect this HN thread to illuminate them though.