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Same reason there's no direct flights to Cuba. If Gary is found to be owing a bazillionty dollars to the MPAA and doesn't pay then TSA cavity searches will be the least of his concerns next time he crosses the border.

Is this based on anything other than hyperbole?

You're confusing civil judgments with criminal matters. If the MPAA sues (and subsequently wins a judgment against) the ISOHunt principals, they will simply owe them a debt. If there are assets belonging to them in the US, MPAA can petition the courts to have these assets seized/liquidated.

People are not arrested in the US for owing a debt. See: untold number of spammers who owe Facebook, MySpace, et al. billions.

Seriously, though, no court will enforce a contract that is changed unilaterally.

Read:

Kanitz v. Rogers Cable, Inc., OJ 665 (Ontario Super. Ct., 2002). A Canadian court upheld the validity of an amended clickwrap agreement. Rogers Cable amended its user agreement to include an arbitration clause. The originl agreement allowed for amendment provided Rogers gave notice to its customers by posting it on the website, via email, or by post. Furthermore, the agreement stated that continued use of the service following the notice constituted acceptance of the amended agreement. Rogers added the arbitration clause and posted the notice on its customer support webpage. The court held that Rogers had provided its customers with sufficient notice and that the plaintiff customers had accepted the agreement by their continued use of the service.

1. Give away product with EULA that states you can change the EULA at any time
2. Give away lots of this product.
3. Alter agreement to turn over title of users house to yourself
4. ...begin suing for title
5. PROFIT!

Or it took an appeals court to rule that a cow is not a motor vehicle.

Actually all this hacking and losing of data has been happening for quite some time. We are just now hearing about it more because California passed a law requiring people to be notified of data loss.

In this case, the lost cargo is probably in a UPS warehouse somewhere. They probably ran over the cargo with a forklift, and it's currently unidentifiable.

See http://www.perkinscoie.com/content/ren/updates/eco mm/062703.htm for more info on the CA law.

Actually all this hacking and losing of data has been happening for quite some time. We are just now hearing about it more because California passed a law requiring people to be notified of data loss.

In this case, the lost cargo is probably in a UPS warehouse somewhere. They probably ran over the cargo with a forklift, and it's currently unidentifiable.

See http://www.perkinscoie.com/content/ren/updates/eco mm/062703.htm for more info on the CA law.

http://www.perkinscoie.com/attorney.cfm?id=08211

Maybe she should be a suicide girl!

http://www.perkinscoie.com/attorney.cfm?id=08211

The lawyer has a form e-mail response page at www.perkinscoie.com/common/mailer.cfm?sendto=MNels on. I left her a nasty message. I think her direct e-mail addy is mnelson@perkinscoie.com.

Of course, one look at her picture will unearth the real reason for her going after SuicideGirls. She's Unattractive, dowdy, downright ugly even! ie: She's jealous. Ugly girls always hate the pretty ones.

Of course, one look at her picture will unearth the real reason for her going after SuicideGirls. She's Unattractive, dowdy, downright ugly even! ie: She's jealous. Ugly girls always hate the pretty ones.

and hereis the attourney that sent the letter... though, and I'm surprised no one else has done this, I question if it's real or not.

> From: Stop IP Infringement <StopInfringement@PerkinsCoie.com>
> Date: October 27, 2004 10:12:06 AM PDT
> To: "'spooky@suicidegirls.com'" <spooky@suicidegirls.com>
> Subject: Infringement of Nintendo Intellectual Property Rights
> October 26, 2004
> VIA EMAIL ONLY
> Administrator: spooky@suicidegirls.com
> Re: http:/www/suicidegirls.com/members/RuneLateralus/3 80354/
> Infringement of Nintendo Intellectual Property Rights
> IDENTIFIED PROBLEM: Pornographic Web site uses Nintendo in link,
> text, source code, Zelda and Metroid in text
>
> Greetings:
>
> We represent Nintendo of America Inc. ("Nintendo"), the owner of the
> trademark(s) and/or copyrighted works listed above (the "Nintendo
> trademark(s)/works"). It has come to our client's attention recently
> that you are using the Nintendo trademark(s)/works in the hidden
> text/visible text/meta tags and/or title and/or links of the
> above-referenced sexually explicit Web site. This use is
> unauthorized, and we are writing to demand that you immediately cease
> and desist this infringement of Nintendo's intellectual property
> rights.
>
> Nintendo has acquired substantial rights in the Nintendo
> trademark(s)/works. Nintendo's customers--including many children and
> their parents--have come to identify the Nintendo trademark(s)/works
> with the high quality of Nintendo products. Your unauthorized use of
> the Nintendo trademark(s)/works will tarnish Nintendo's reputation.
>
> This infringement of Nintendo's intellectual property rights can
> subject you to sanctions under applicable federal and state laws.
> Accordingly, you must immediately cease and desist from any and all
> use of (1) the Nintendo trademark(s)/works, (2) any other Nintendo
> trademark(s)/works, and (3) any mark which is confusingly similar to a
> Nintendo trademark. This includes, but is not limited to, your
> infringement of Nintendo's intellectual property as explained above.
>
> I look forward to your immediate confirmation that you have taken the
> necessary steps to resolve this matter. To that end, you may contact
> me at either 2063596742 or StopInfringement@perkinscoie.com.
>
> Sincerely,
> Melissa Morgan Nelson
> Perkins Coie LLP
> 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
> Seattle, WA 98101-3099
> http://www.perkinscoie.com
>
> :ceh
>
> cc: Nintendo of America Inc.
>
> ISP: peter.luttrell@3jane.com
>
> File: 51.13
>
> NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential
> information. If you have received it in error, please advise the
> sender by
> reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments
> without
> copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.

The lawyer who signed the letter is Melissa Nelson of the Seattle firm Perkins Coie. Be polite! Her telephone number is 206-359-3792.

The lawyer who signed the letter is Melissa Nelson of the Seattle firm Perkins Coie. Be polite! Her telephone number is 206-359-3792.

clearly jealous of the SG hotness

Don't look at me. Around Seattle when people hear the name John Ellis they think of this John Ellis, who was chairman of the board of Puget Sound Power and Light but is most recently known as the chairman and CEO of the Seattle Mariners baseball team.

And yes, I figured out fairly early on that this was a different John Ellis, although I had to admit to a bit of mental whiplash when I first saw the name.

When I'm doing legal research, my first stop is Perkins Coie LLP's Internet Case Law digest. In this case, you should probably look under defamation.