Copyright Trolls Sue Bloggers, Defense Lawyers

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Copyright Trolls Sue Bloggers, Defense Lawyers

Posted by samzenpus on Monday March 4, 2013 @04:44AM from the if-you-don't-have-anything-nice-to-say dept.

davecb writes "Prenda Law has commenced three defamation, libel and conspiracy suits against: defense lawyers, defendants and all the blogger and commentators at 'Die Troll Die' and 'Fight Copyright Trolls'. The suits, in different state courts, each attempt to identify anyone who has criticized Prenda, fine them $200,000 each for stating their opinions, and prohibit them from ever criticizing Prenda again."

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Sorry, Prenda by X0563511 · 2013-03-04 04:45 · Score: 5, Insightful

That is not how the world works.
Prepare to lose. Badly.

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1. Re:Sorry, Prenda by Z00L00K · 2013-03-04 04:54 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  If they come - they need to come in person and be prepared to meet Mr. Mossberg.
  
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2. Re:Sorry, Prenda by fustakrakich · 2013-03-04 05:08 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Any judge that doesn't dismiss this immediately as frivolous with big fines should be impeached.
  
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3. Re:Sorry, Prenda by bill_mcgonigle · 2013-03-04 05:23 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  That is not how the world works.
  The chilling effect has already been imposed. It is how the world works.
  It's not how the world ought to work, but somewhere along the line we decided that the lawyers should run society, and the results are predictable.
  
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4. Re:Sorry, Prenda by bluefoxlucid · 2013-03-04 06:02 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  No, these cases should be heard. They should be heard, lost, have legal fees shoved back on them, and marked as a warning to others.
  When a judge dismisses a case, it can be refiled elsewhere. When it's dismissed with prejudice, someone else can raise the same sort of suit. When YOU FUCKING LOSE, the next guy will face a defense lawyer who says "oh, but in Dickhead vs. BK Joe, Dickhead was found to be a moron" and THAT GUY FUCKING LOSES TOO.
  
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5. Re:Sorry, Prenda by Great+Big+Bird · 2013-03-04 06:02 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  It has always been the deepest pockets.
6. Re:Sorry, Prenda by Genda · 2013-03-04 10:52 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  But legally bludgeoning people to shut them up, rob them, pimp slap them publicly and perform live human sacrifices to educate the rest of the sheeple that if they step out of line the big bad wolves will serve them up with mint jelly is easy, common and the system stinks with it. And it won't change, because the lawyers like it this way, and the people who make our laws are almost to a person lawyers or ex-lawyers with friends still in the business and happy to fund a political campaign. Worse, the corporations like it this way because it gives them unlimited power to crush little people under their thumbs. So, the only answer is for the people to shout "Whoa! The system is broken and the lawyers have raped and pillaged what the bankers haven't razed to the ground."
  Short of a French Revolution redux, we need to explain with extreme prejudice that we as a society are no longer amused and in fact the random thought of heads in baskets suddenly seems rather amusing.
Good luck with that by swimboy · 2013-03-04 04:47 · Score: 5, Insightful

Hornet's nest, meet boot.

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They know what they're doing by oic0 · 2013-03-04 04:55 · Score: 4, Insightful

Its a law firm full of blood sucking lawyers who specialize in suing people. As much as we may think we know about law and how they are going to get their butts kicked, I'm sure they have some sort of angle or strategy here.
Of all the people by earlzdotnet · 2013-03-04 05:00 · Score: 3, Insightful

Of all the people criticizing these copyright trolls, why would they strike back at the guys who know what they're talking about and have the means to defend themselves(lawyers). Waiting for someone to come here soon and say "And....it's gone" with a link to their statement about going bankrupt and closing shop.
Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? by Nerdfest · 2013-03-04 05:36 · Score: 5, Insightful

Perhaps in a case like this the judge should fine the accuser if they lose and give the claimed damages to the defendants.There needs to be some sort of downside to this kind of abuse.
Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? by SilentStaid · 2013-03-04 06:30 · Score: 4, Insightful

If that were to happen Prenda Law (http://wefightpiracy.com/) would fold, declare bankruptcy with no assets available to their creditors and simply start a new corporation.

I'm truly sorry you thought there was a possible outcome of justice.
Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? by cusco · 2013-03-04 06:33 · Score: 3, Insightful

The problem is that three of four years down the road, when the whole process finally wraps up, the defendants might well have been bankrupted by the whole mess. The mother of a former housemate actually lost her house because even though she won a lawsuit (the AMA sued her for 'practicing medicine without a license' in the 1970s for acting as a midwife) and was awarded damages in the meantime she had spent so much time in court she lost her job and then lost her house.

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