Canadian Government Steps In To Stop Misleading Infringement Notices

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 10, 2015 @09:51AM from the drawing-the-wrong-kind-of-attention dept.

Dangerous_Minds writes: Recently, misleading notices were spotted being sent out by Rightscorp. Michael Geist posted the letter which, among other things, cites U.S. laws, says the Canadians could be on the hook for $150,000 (does not actually exist in the recent copyright reforms now in force), and that payments should be made directly to the company. Apparently, the Canadian government was not amused and has announced that they will be speaking with rightsholders and ISPs to address the concerns that were raised. The government says, "These notices are misleading and companies cannot use them to demand money from Canadians."

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Re:Rightscorp CEO Info by vmxeo · 2015-01-10 11:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Google Maps show Rightscorp's address as Santa Monica Airport: https://goo.gl/maps/IFgj5
At first I thought this was a mistake. However, upon further consideration, this may also be an obvious choice location for any fly-by-night operation.

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Re:Rightscorp CEO Info by Opportunist · 2015-01-10 12:09 · Score: 3, Funny

So there's two reasons to hate him?

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