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Copyright Troll USCG Violates Copyright

Posted by kdawson on from the do-as-i-say dept.

omarlittle writes "The US Copyright Group — a company owned by intellectual property lawyers, which has been in the news for threatening downloaders of the movie Hurt Locker — has apparently stolen their site from a competitor. At one point, even the competitor's phone number and copyright statement were copied word for word on USCG's 'settlement' website. The competitor is reportedly going to send a Cease & Desist."

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  1. Damn! by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only there was some group that they could hire to fight copyright violations...

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  2. Now let's see who you REALLY are! by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 5, Funny

    *rips off rubber ghost mask*

    *gasp* "It's old man copyright troll, the guy who runs the haunted bittorrent tracker site!"

    "And I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!"

  3. they should be disbarred by grahamsaa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It seems to me that the most appropriate solution to this would be to disbar the lawyers that run this firm. What they've done is clearly unethical, and it's also obvious that they were aware of (or should have been aware of) the infringement (they are intellectual property lawyers, right?).

    This will discourage others from behaving this way, and will make it impossible for some obviously bad actors to earn a living by behaving badly. Perhaps they could consider a new career in fast food? In any case, I have no sympathy for these people.

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  4. They did not steal anything by Husgaard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    copyright violation != theft