The White House is currently reviewing a new set of much tougher laws for software piracy, including jail time of up to 20 years. There are several other items in this list of recommendations that do not pertain to software, like drug offenses, but all fall in the intellectual property category. If you want to see what these new limits are about take a look at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ip_white_paper.pdf
I am pretty sure this one will get signed into law. This is a good thing, as software piracy hurts everyone.
I think it is about time the government steps in with some tuff laws, I just hope they inforce them. I am a software developer and I should get paid just like anyone else.