I don't know that they would, but the government could easily crack down on this and catch a decent amount of people that are seeding without a VPN or similar to shield their IP.

If anyone I know is set on torrenting I tell them to at least use a client that allows uploads to be disabled. Its not foolproof, and isn't great for the torrenting ecosystem, but if the government gets all anti-Napster again it would at least help.