Judge Ends Massive Porn Lawsuit

eldavojohn writes "A recent offensive of porn producers using copyright law against many anonymous P2P users has been terminated by a West Virginian judge. Initially, Ken Ford of Adult Copyright Company planned out nine lawsuits against some 22,000 file sharers, starting with 7,000-person and 9,000-person suits in the first wave. Unimpressed, the judge reduced everything down to one lawsuit against one file sharer, telling the Adult Copyright Company that they are to prosecute each individual separately, as the accused neither participated in the same transaction nor collaborated in these offenses. So, if you're looking to hit 22,000 people with such a lawsuit, the $350 court filing fee will require an investment of $7.7 million ($1.8 million for the individuals listed so far). Ars points out the hilarious fact that 'Ford has sued enough people that lawyers are taking out ads on his company name,' providing an image of an advertisement for such a search. This is separate from a similar showdown in US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois."

Comments

So, given the name of the representative...

[alfredos]

Do we get a bad car analogy down the line?

Re:So, given the name of the representative...

[skuzzlebutt]

So, it's like this: Tommy Lee is driving the BangBus down the interstate, picking up every hooker and frat boy he sees. They can't all fit and do their business, as it's a 1994 Ford Aerostar and not, like, an Econoline or a cargo unit. After a couple of near-crashes and a blown shock (no pun intended), he tells all of them to get out, except for a guy in a white wig and black robe, and a girl wearing nothing but ten packages of PostIt notes stuck to her body. She is coming home from the courthouse, where she is filing for divorce from her cheating bastard of a husband, and really needs the hundred dollar bill that Ray LaHood, US Secretary of Transportation and part-time porn director, is waving in her face. Like any reasonable girl you find on the roadside, is willing to work for it. Ray is just there to make sure that they are all safe.

And that is how the steam engine changed modern warfare. Questions?

Pulling out early?

[drumcat]

Clearly he didn't want to finish...

Re:Isn't this the same thing that happend to the *

[natehoy]

Yes, but this case is about porn, and therefore more newsworthy.

Re:Stiff Competition

[Anonymous Coward]

some skinny skank screaming and moaning while some dude/gal slaps her vag with vibrating dong

I would like to subscribe to your news letter.

Now then, can you start again? Only this time say it a little slower...

And for the record, you had me at "skinny skank screaming..."

Re:somerradicaldude

[Anonymous Coward]

I think the differences between the two industries are too great. One is a disgusting, sleazy and exploitive, and the other sells images of people having sex.

Re:Stiff Competition

[Xaositecte]

I have some shocking things to tell you about what your wife and her friends did in college...

Re:Stiff Competition

[Beerdood]

Please don't ever use the phrase "Mom and pop porn films" again. I can't unsee the thought that came to my head after reading those words, no matter how hard I try.