MPAA Seeks $15 Million From The Pirate Bay

praps writes "Having tasted blood with its victory over TorrentSpy, the MPAA is now stepping up its attack on The Pirate Bay. The association is claiming damages of over $15 million, based on The Pirate Bay's distribution of four films and a TV series — Harry Potter, The Pink Panther, Syriana, Walk the Line and the first season of Prison Break. The Swedish court is unlikely to be as generous as the one in California, although the four Pirate Bay founders are already facing charges of being accessories to breaking copyright law." TorrentSpy, in the meantime, has declined to pay the settlement awarded to the MPAA on Wednesday. In addition to appealing the decision, they have filed for bankruptcy.

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[cliffski]

what people will buy the movies? other 'lesser' people who don't understand how to steal them?
Face facts, if you pirate all your content, then you are leeching off people who are honest. your actions are only possible because other people make your lifestyle viable by paying for what they want to see.
I don't see how fanatical pirates don't see that they are the ultimate leechers, always hoping some other mug will pick up the bill for their life...