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Lionsgate Sues Limetorrents, Played.to, and Others Over Expendables 3 Leak

Posted by Soulskill on from the barn-doors-and-horses dept.

hypnosec writes Lionsgate, the film company in charge of distribution for Expendables 3, has filed a lawsuit against unknown individuals who shared a DVD-level copy of the movie and six file-sharing sites known to have the links through which copies of the movies are being downloaded illegally. An advance copy of Expendables 3 was leaked online in July, and it was downloaded as many as 180,000 times in just 24 hours. The movie, which is releasing on August 15, is said to have crossed two million downloads already. In addition to the lawsuit, the Dept. of Homeland Security is on the case.

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  1. Glad to Know by hduff · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad to know that DHS has solved all the critical security issues of our nation so that they can devote their resources to Expendables 3.

    I feel safe and secure now.

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  2. Cool! I didn't know Expendables 3 was available. by jolyonr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank you slashdot!

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  3. Re:The DHS Is On The Case by Kalium70 · · Score: 5, Funny

    DHS: "we must protect the fatherland" -- er, homeland.