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US Online Piracy Lawsuits Break Record Numbers

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

Copyright cases in the United States are dominated by two companies -- Malibu Media and Strike 3 Holdings -- that are generally unknown to the public at large. This year alone, they have filed more than 1,700 lawsuits, which as TorrentFreak reports, sets a new file-sharing lawsuit record in the most recent quarter.

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  1. I'm seeing the opposite effect by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So the article mentioned they are going after adult videos being shared.

    However, I'm seeing the opposite effect W.R.T. movies. All the latest crap Hollywood is putting out, such as Stupid Wars: The Latest Junk -- it is SO bad that it isn't even worth pirating in the first place!

    Between RedLetterMedia, MauLer, Midnight's Edge, CinemaSins, etc., and other YouTuber "reviewers" these guys will never be out of a job with all the bad movies Hollywood continues to pump out year after year.

    Are people still sharing music? Apps?

  2. NOT your usual suspects by sad_ · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In case you were thinking the big hollywood studios are behind this, they are not.
    These two companies are part of the adult industry, never would have thought that they would have been the biggest driving force behind copyright cases.

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    On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.