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Hurt Locker File-Sharing Subpoenas Begin

Posted by Soulskill on from the how-not-to-generate-good-press dept.

In May we discussed news that producers of the film The Hurt Locker filed a lawsuit against 5,000 John Does, known only by their IP addresses at the time, for sharing the movie over peer-to-peer sites. Now, reader suraj.sun notes that subpoenas for the lawsuit are finally going out. "Qwest Communications on Monday notified a customer in Denver that the Internet service provider has received a subpoena from lawyers representing Voltage Pictures, the production company that made The Hurt Locker. ... In legal documents, Voltage Pictures has blamed the movie's relatively poor domestic performance on illegal file sharing. As of March 21, the movie had grossed $16 million domestically, but took in $40 million overall. According to reports, the film's production budget was $15 million. The film leaked to the Web five months before the movie's US debut. ... For allegedly downloading The Hurt Locker, DGW told the Qwest customer from Denver that settling the case early would cost $2,900, according to documents reviewed by CNET."

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  1. Frisky Pornstar by TrisexualPuppy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP, aka "Frisky Pornstar." Dontcha you wish you were one?

    Does anyone even reply to FPs anymore other than karma prostitutes?

    1. Re:Frisky Pornstar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yeah, he's my buddy on Slashdot. Goes by the name TrisexualPuppy. Sometimes he says hardcore flamebait stuff (and gets modded for it), other times he has some real insightful posts. I'd say he's an above average Slashdotter.

      If he shows up, I expect him to say something along the lines of "Whoever wins, we lose" or "Having to watch the Hurt Locker was punishment enough" or "the filesharers should be suing THEM!"