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New Copyright Lawsuits Go After Porn On Bittorrent

Posted by Soulskill on from the enjoy-explaining-that-subpoena-to-your-parents dept.

neoflexycurrent writes "Three adult media entertainment producers filed suit Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging copyright infringement against hundreds of anonymous defendants accused of trading videos using Bittorrent. This kind of action resembles the much-criticized mass litigation undertaken by the US Copyright Group against hordes of unknown accused Bittorrent users trading movies like The Hurt Locker. In this case, the subject matter promises to be more provocative."

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  1. The circle is complete by Kazymyr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First they came for those who were sharing music, and I shrugged; I didn't care, because I wasn't sharing music.
    Then they came for those who were sharing movies, and I shrugged; I didn't care, because I wasn't sharing movies.
    Then they came for me, who was sharing porn. I didn't shrug, but there was nobody left to care for me.

    --
    I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet -Stanislaw Lem
  2. Re:Sounds like extortion by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why pay for porn and/or store it locally when the internet and its streaming-flash sites like Redtube, Pornotube, and even the vile borderline-legal Motherless are readily available*?

    * unless you made it yourself, that is :)