Yeah, but in that case the RIAA/MPAA had sold off the collections rights to organised crime. This is the _cops_.
But if the "state"(s) co-ordinates a raid that rests on illegal arrest warrants, is this not also organised crime?
Every time I see things like this, Accelerando is the first thing I think of. Also, if you like that, you'll probably like Life Artificial by David A Eubanks: