The US government wants to label all sorts of services that don't join in the War on Sharing as "piracy facilitators", using its typical propaganda for the enemy.

The article quotes a statement that uses the confused term "intellectual property" when it clearly refers to copyright and only copyright. That's like saying "New England law" in an article about a law adopted only in New Hampshire or only in Vermont — a bogus and misleading generalization from one state to several that are quite different from each other. "Intellectual property" is a bogus and misleading generalization from one law to several dissimilar laws.

That term spreads confusion every time it is used, so no one should ever use it. Even when it is mentioned in a quotation or a name, we should warn people that it misrepresents reality.