American has to pay 1.5 Million USD for sharing 10 movies

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tuco

2012-11-02 12:06

sigh. no pun intended.

#4445548

Speed Weed

2012-11-02 12:48

Obviously this guy didn't have the sense to run the dvd's through copying software which would have removed all that sort of digital tagging, and then share the copies on BitTorrent. 😉

#4445565

nhlkoho

2012-11-02 13:17

Obviously this guy didn't have the sense to run the dvd's through copying software which would have removed all that sort of digital tagging, and then share the copies on BitTorrent. 😉

Obviously you don't know how these lawsuits work.

#4445568

phill1978

2012-11-02 13:19

hmm Porn Industry = Run by crooks, and low lifes. Court System = Run by crooks and high-end low lifes. There is a connection somewhere Verdict = Maximum Penalty (in crysis suit voice)

#4445571

airbud7

2012-11-02 13:24

Sounds like he was the the original uploader!...Bankrupt......

#4445596

Sneakers

2012-11-02 13:54

Fantasy nummbers the court have come up with.

#4445601

IPlayNaked

2012-11-02 13:58

Man, this is bull****. That's way too high. If only there were some way he could've avoided such charges.

#4445612

smashly

2012-11-02 14:14

Man, this is bull****. That's way too high. If only there were some way he could've avoided such charges.

He could have not been a hero and not uploaded copyright material, porn or otherwise. That would be the most logical way to avoid the charges. Just because everyone else uploads copyright material, doesn't make it acceptable to do so legally or otherwise. But I agree the fines are just stupidity, unless he's got a healthy bank account and he can afford them. If he hasn't then why bother making such silly high fines other then to make an example of someone.

#4445615

Radiopassive

2012-11-02 14:17

USA - country of freedom and limitless opportunities.:bang: (>coughcough<) These are the days of my life... When living in a corrupt post-totalitarian banana "republic" suddenly seems as not such a horrible thing...:banana:

#4445618

Brasky

2012-11-02 14:21

Fantasy nummbers the court have come up with.

True, after appeals, etc, it'll be lowered significantly.

#4445619

Mikedogg

2012-11-02 14:21

@Radiopassive: Oh didn't you know? They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. Jail time would be less sting.

#4445624

The_Fool

2012-11-02 14:33

I'm not really surprised by this. This is exactly why many companies put digital signatures into their stuff whatever it may be. They have the right to protect themselves. Besides, why pay for subscriptions when there are probably plenty of free sites to watch that kind of stuff in the first place?

#4445625

Radiopassive

2012-11-02 14:33

@Radiopassive: Oh didn't you know? They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.

Lol, good one.:) Anyway, personalities of similar judges capable of throwing you into a debt trap for the rest of your life for sharing a few porn flicks are at least very questionable for me. Oh, I get it now. They just want for the procedure to take as many steps (appeals, repeals... whatevers) as possible, so all the attorneys in their various roles in the "justice" system get properly enormous piece of the pie.

#4445635

JoseyWales

2012-11-02 14:57

I live in Hampton Virginia.. How funny. He is pretty stupid for uploading anything from his account with them. Obviously they are a rinky dink outfit if they are not ******ing to begin with and having clients downloading the vids instead. But it did give them the ability to file such a lawsuit. I just looked them up.. Get ready for it..... "Flava Works, Inc. headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a satellite office in Chicago, Illinois, is a company that produces gay media featuring black and Latino ..." AhHahahahahah!! I think that right there is much worse than the judgment..

#4445647

Brasky

2012-11-02 15:08

I live in Hampton Virginia.. How funny. He is pretty stupid for uploading anything from his account with them. Obviously they are a rinky dink outfit if they are not ******ing to begin with and having clients downloading the vids instead. But it did give them the ability to file such a lawsuit. I just looked them up.. Get ready for it..... "Flava Works, Inc. headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a satellite office in Chicago, Illinois, is a company that produces gay media featuring black and Latino ..." AhHahahahahah!! I think that right there is much worse than the judgment..

didn't even read that part. that makes it funny.

#4445682

Radiopassive

2012-11-02 16:03

didn't even read that part. that makes it funny.

Come on, it's too easy and unoriginal to make fun of homosexuals. Btw. if that said "company" producing porn were making videos for heterosexuals, why would it not been as funny as it is for you in case of gay videos? Just curious... Or bi-curious<:banana::wanker:

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