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More Popcorn Time Users Sued

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-officially-a-thing dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The torrent-based video streaming software Popcorn Time has been in the news lately as multiple entities have initiated legal action over its use. Now, 16 Oregon-based Comcast subscribers have been targeted for their torrenting of the movie Survivor. The attorney who filed the lawsuit (PDF) says his client, Survivor Productions Inc., doesn't plan to seek any more than the minimum $750 fine, and that their goal is to "deter infringement." The lawsuit against these Popcorn Time users was accompanied by 12 other lawsuits targeting individuals who acquired copies of the movie using more typical torrenting practices.

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  1. WHOA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hold the fucking phone. They're seeking damages that won't financially ruin entire families, and whose effects won't be felt generations down the line?

    What the fuck?

    1. Re:WHOA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      They have learned something that civilized society has known for a very long time.

      High severity of punishment is not an effective deterrent. High likelihood of getting caught is an effective deterrent.

      Ramping up monitoring and blanketing infringers with minor fees that they would rather pay than fight will further the media group's agenda much better than permanently impoverishing single moms after wildly expensive court battles.

      They have not become kinder. Just wiser.