Was the Lokitorrent Suit a Hoax?

kamhp writes "Recently earthreactor.com published an article stating that the whole Loki Torrent suit was a fraud and that it was all staged to collect donations toataling in the tens of thousands then sell the domain. "It seems that the owner of LokiTorrent decided to take the donation money and run, and to cover his tracks, scare the hell out of the entire p2p community. The scare tactic was probably nothing but a decoy to convince intelligent people not to ask the right questions" "

Comments

Simple solution

[Anonymous Coward]

Shoot him.

Re:Simple solution

[ThePDW]

Or Lok him and up and throw away the ki! Sorry, I know, that was bad...

Re:Simple solution

[OrangeTide]

Next time don't hit "Submit".

example of capitalism

[Anonymous Coward]

I've been looking for a good example of pure capitalism to follow. Now I have my new religion :)

What did you expect?

[October_30th]

"Intelligent people"? What else did you expect when you're dealing with people whose stated goal is defending against a blatant case of copyright infringement in court.

Where can I find these intelligent people? I have a bridge to sell to them...

Re:Class-action lawsuit, anyone?

[One of the abnormals]

If you gave $0.02, Paypal would have taken it away in fees anyway ;)

of course he could cover his tracks

[Anonymous Coward]

because in teh internet ur anonymus & supr leet.

Re:Class-action lawsuit, anyone?

[Celestial Avenger]

Oh crap, I hope I didn't offend that Macromedia Flash artist I donated to then when I said that was all I could afford..

21st century existancialism

[Scrameustache]

So...if it's not on the internet, it must not exist right....right!?

I can be googled, therefore I am.

Re:21st century existancialism

[Kaeva]

If people like Paris Hilton have taught us anything it's that the original declaration of "I think, therefore I am" also does not work in reverse...

Clairify that comment,plz

[TiggertheMad]

...Are you taking about Lokitorrent or the RIAA?

The MPAA will be interested + 3 steps to profit!

[javaxman]

Someone found a business model to get pirates to pay for content!!

Step 1) set up torrent site
Step 2) claim MPAA takedown
Step 3) collect money from torrent downloaders, then run away and PROFIT !!!

The process probably can't be repeated too many times, though... do you figure they made more money than they would have through advertisements ? I'm guessing they did...

Re:Lokitorrent + PayPal + Illegal Downloads + Hoax

[FunWithHeadlines]

"Can we add a Nigerian email to this story, please?"

My most esteemed colleague,

I find myself so grateful in the knowledge that such persons as yourself exists and are willing to add such value to group conversations. I myself have been such a man, and it warms my hear to deal with a fellow man of honor.

It grieves me to say that such conversations are threatened by those who would profit from misfortune. I speak specifically of the president of my country who has forbidden the same. It is not easy in these troubling circumstances, but rest assured that I have powerful friends who are in a position to help. They lack on the means to a vast sum that can free up all such conversations. I know a professional man such as yourself will be in a position to help free my country from such dire matters, and reap a huge reward for your troubles.

I am contacting you because of a business concerning a huge sum of money from a deceased deposit in the Security and Finance company where a colleague of mine works in the Netherlands. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I actually decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

I shall be compensating you with 30% of the total money while 10% will be for any expenses incurred the rest will be mine on final conclusion of this project. Please note that your share stays while the rest shall before me for investment purposes.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail. Please reply to my private and confidential email.

Re:Claims against what exactly?

[Dorothy 86]

but how exactly would you mount such a case?

man mount will tell all