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New Round of Lawsuits in Preparation for Oscars

Posted by Zonk on from the most-people-just-buy-a-new-dress dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention CNNMoney's coverage of the latest round of MPAA lawsuits targeting end users. From the article: "The civil suits against unnamed "John Doe" defendants seek up to $150,000 per downloaded digital file and come as the film industry prepares for its annual Oscar telecast in Hollywood where awards for top films and stars are given out."

2 of 389 comments (clear)

  1. Re:150K per file? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What about if they showed the contents of that $20 stolen DVD to six billion people?

  2. 0mg d00d 175 n07 5t34l1ng!! by goldspider · · Score: -1, Troll

    * Information wants to be free!
    * Down with the man!
    * It's not stealing, cause like they still had their copies!
    * Microsoft sucks!
    * Piracy is just another term for "fair use"
    * Software patents suck!
    * They should have made their money on customer service.

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    "Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy