Appeals Court Upholds Sanction Against BitTorrent Download Attorney

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 12, 2012 @02:06PM from the pay-up dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld sanctions awarded by a District Court against one of the lawyers bringing copyright infringement cases against individuals for BitTorrent movie downloads, in Mick Haig Productions v. Does 1-670. The Court's opinion (PDF) described the lawyer's 'strategy' as 'suing anonymous internet users for allegedly downloading pornography illegally using the powers of the court to find their identity, then shaming or intimidating them into settling for thousands of dollars — a tactic that he has employed all across the state and that has been replicated by others across the country.'"

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The worst part of it.... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-12 14:13 · Score: 5, Funny

He numbered his Does 1-670 instead for 0-669. For shame.
He missed step 2 by whoever57 · 2012-07-12 14:41 · Score: 4, Funny

a tactic that he has employed all across the state and that has been replicated by others across the country"
Should have got a patent on the process!

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Re:Don't forget to wish Obongo a Happy Ramadan! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-12 19:48 · Score: 0, Funny

It's "Admiral Ackbar", but nice try.