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How a Virginia Law Firm Outpaces the MPAA at Suing Over Movie Downloads
Jamie points out this Ars Technica piece on a series of suits brought by the Virginia law firm of Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver against users they accuse of illegally downloading movies. The firm has an interesting business model in these suits; sue enough users in a DC Federal court to be worth splitting the sum of many small settlement offers (generally $1,500-2,500 apiece) with the filmmakers, rather than rely on winning after trial a small number of larger judgments. Most people settle, and Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver has so far named more than 14,000 "Does" — as in John Doe — including, as mentioned a few days ago, 5,000 who downloaded The Hurt Locker.
I conclude that business does not have a monopoly on perverting the justice system, as falsely claimed by Hatta.
Next time learn to read before opening your mouth.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
If I had mod points I'd mod you out of flamebait status...I've tried to say something similar to this on slashdot before and got railed for it. However dirty and underhanded the tactics of the lawyers may be..pirating is theft slashdotters just have a hard time accepting that.