Copyright infringement might seem to be a relatively
safe form of theft. Generally the copyright owner
has to file a civil suit and when the thief is an indigent
derelict such as Sloan, and if damages are small,
this is a waste of time. This seems to be Sloan's
speculation.

In fact, it turns out that copyright infringement is
a criminal offence when when committed "for
purposes of commercial advantage or private
financial gain". See USC Title 17, Chapter 5,
§506.

This seems to apply not only to Sloan but also
to Amazon. Instructions for reporting criminal
infringement can be found at
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-infringement.html


Two main FBI divisions investigate intellectual
property crimes:

Cyber Division
-investigates intellectual property crimes involving
all digital and electronic works (including Internet,
CDs, DVDs, etc) www.fbi.gov/ipr

Financial Institution Fraud Unit
-all other intellectual property crimes
There are three ways a complaint made be filed:

1. Complainants may contact their local FBI field office,
and the complaint will be properly referred.
2. A complaint may be filed online at the Internet
Crime Complaint Center www.ic3.gov and,
again, it will be properly routed.
3. Suspected criminal activity of any nature may
be reported online at https://tips.fbi.gov and will
be routed accordingly.