Judge tells copyright troll to put up or shut up on porn lawsuits

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/judge-tells-copyright-troll-to-put-up-or-shut-up-on-porn-lawsuits/

by evo_9 • 14 years ago

29 5 14 years ago

1simonsayz• 14 years ago

"This summer, a California judge referred to Malibu's lawsuits in that state as "essentially an extortion scheme." Its exactly that, an extortion scheme. Its all about making a quick buck

ntumlin• 14 years ago

Don't mess with people's porn. This will usher in an era of no more patent trolls.

Or, more likely, everything will continue on as normal.

daeken• 14 years ago

Er, this is a copyright case. What does this have to do with patents?

derleth• 14 years ago

> Er, this is a copyright case. What does this have to do with patents?

A concerted effort to bring everything under the umbrella of 'Intellectual Property', so they can claim that violating any of the laws relating to copyright, trademarks, trade dress, patents, and so on is morally equivalent to stealing $50 from an old lady.

Maybe it would have worked better if they tried to equate it to rape, instead.

tomjen3• 14 years ago

Great so now when you deal with extortion you also have to factor in the risk that the judge ends up forcing you to pay money you don't have to fight a frevious lawsuit.

I wonder how much the lawyers guild payed him.

Judge tells copyright troll to put up or shut up on porn lawsuits

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