New Copyright Lawsuits Go After Porn On Bittorrent

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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Re:Is a plea bargain extortion?

[AK Marc]

If our system couldn't operate if every defendant was to request their guaranteed jury trial, then the system is broken. In fact, that's a great way to break the system. If every defendant were to insist on a jury trial, then they would almost all get off because they wouldn't be able to have a speedy trial, since everyone else was "clogging" the system. Plea bargains don't "fix" the system, they just make it worse by hiding the root cause without actually addressing it.