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USCG Sues Copyright Defense Lawyer

Posted by samzenpus on from the nip-it-in-the-bud dept.

ESRB writes "The US Copyright Group has sued Graham Syfert, an attorney who created a packet of self-representation paperwork for individuals sued for P2P sharing of certain movies and moved to have sanctions placed against the defense attorney. Syfert sells these packets for $20, and the USCG claims the 19 individuals who have used it have cost them over $5000."

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  1. Mind blowing by Kupfernigk · · Score: 4, Funny
    A US corporation sues a US lawyer for not charging enough!

    Under English law, a lawyer merely provides advice which the client is free to make use of or to ignore, and there are plenty of legal self-help books. There is an excellent one for company secretaries which, back in the 90s, saved me thousands in legal bills. Is this not so in the US?

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  2. About those downloads... by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the article:

    (..) users who had downloaded films like The Hurt Locker, Far Cry and Call of the Wild

    I liked the game Far Cry, so how about that movie? Is it any good? Is it worth the download?

    1. Re:About those downloads... by goldaryn · · Score: 4, Funny

      From the article:

      (..) users who had downloaded films like The Hurt Locker, Far Cry and Call of the Wild

      I liked the game Far Cry, so how about that movie? Is it any good? Is it worth the download?

      Well worth the $20 I paid for it

  3. Re:They're advertising that guy's service, right? by causality · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're either thick as a plank or they actually want more defendants to self-represent.

    Considering that they're a pro-copyright group and therefore think we don't yet have enough copyright laws on the books, I'd go with "thick as a plank".

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  4. Re:USCG branches out by durrr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because of pirates, now you need not wonder anymore.

  5. Where can I download ... by Skapare · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... pirated copies of these documents?

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  6. USCG by WED+Fan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the U.S. Coast Guard should sue the U.S. Copyright Group.

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