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{{short description|Unpassed bill in the U.S. Congress}} The '''Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004''' ({{usbill|108|s|2237}}), better known as the '''Pirate Act''', was a bill in the [[United States Congress]] that would have let federal prosecutors file civil [[lawsuit]]s against suspected [[copyright]] infringers. Prior to the introduction of this act, only criminal lawsuits could be filed against suspected infringers.
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