$74k Judgment Against Craigslist Prankster

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 18, 2009 @03:20AM from the hope-it-was-worth-it dept.

jamie points out an update in the case of Jason Fortuny, the Craigslist prankster who was sued last year for publicly posting responses to a fake personal ad. The Citizen Media Law Project's summary of his case now includes a recently entered default judgment (PDF), fining Fortuny "... in the amount of $35,001.00 in statutory damages for Count I, violation of the Copyright Act; $5,000 in compensatory damages for Count II, Public Disclosure of Private Facts, and Count III, Intrusion Upon Seclusion." He has also been ordered to pay more than $34,000 in attorney and court fees.

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Re:2 rookie mistakes by AppleOSuX · 2009-04-18 05:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"Does he deserve to get sued over what he did?"
You sound like a child. There is no "deserving" when getting sued. People sue other people. Fortuny did something that this guy didn't like and the guy is doing something back.
Anyway, you're a fucking child. Grow up child.