Comments on: Are Rights Holders Making a Fortune With P2P Lawsuits?

By: Noemi

Noemi — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:21:23 +0000

I just recieved a letter today for torrenting a movie , they want a total of 950€ including fees, what can I do , do U have to pay it? Can someone help me? Thanks.

By: Court: Logistep Can’t Collect P2P Users’ IP Addresses

Court: Logistep Can’t Collect P2P Users’ IP Addresses — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:02:01 +0000

[...] in file-sharing networks by the tens of thousands in recent years, supplying the evidence used in countless lawsuits against individuals that were oftentimes settled out of court for hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars per downloaded [...]

By: Forced Pirates and the Ethics of Digital Film « The New Auteur

Forced Pirates and the Ethics of Digital Film « The New Auteur — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:56:59 +0000

[...] But, and here lies the problem, Free and/or a One-Stop Shop can only be implemented on a universal scale if the film industry sets it up. Only they have the market power to do so. But they don’t seem to want it and, instead, rather protect old revenue streams and earn money with law suits against pirates. [...]

By: UK: manuale sul cosa fare se si riceve un avviso d’infrazione « YBlog

UK: manuale sul cosa fare se si riceve un avviso d’infrazione « YBlog — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:21:15 +0000

[...] piacevoli ma sicuramente redditizi se un nuovo studio effettuato in Germania dove agisce la famosa Digitprotect GmbH ha riportato che la società avrebbe [...]

By: UK: manuale sul cosa fare se si riceve un avviso d’infrazione

UK: manuale sul cosa fare se si riceve un avviso d’infrazione — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:40:25 +0000

[...] piacevoli ma sicuramente redditizi se un nuovo studio effettuato in Germania dove agisce la famosa Digitprotect GmbH ha riportato che la società [...]

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:28:49 +0000

[...] Are Rights Holders Making a Fortune With P2P Lawsuits? A new study released by a German consumer advocacy group is estimating that entertainment and software companies sent roughly 450,000 cease-and-desist letters to local file sharers alone in 2009, yielding some $370 million in damages. That’s a steep jump from 2008, when the group tracked closer to 250,000 of such cases. [...]

By: Pedro

Pedro — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:33:23 +0000

In the headline and early in the story, the author refers to P2P lawsuits. A tiny number of lawsuits are actually filed in these cases. This is all about the threat of a lawsuit, or what some might call extortion.

By: Michael Herzog

Michael Herzog — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:34:46 +0000

I also got such a letter from a law firm for torrenting a movie somewhen last year. They were pretty greedy an asked for 1200€, so of course I did not pay.

But where did I go for the needed paperwork? Another law firm that specializes in defending people like me.

Indeed lawyers always win. :D

The "Abmahnung"-system in Germany is flawed. It's more or less meant as a warning letter and the money only compensation for the work involved to warn the offender. Combined with a legal loophole to get names and addresses belonging to IPs from ISPs it is a very shady goldmine that works more on shock effect than on a solid law basis.

Only good thing is that rights holders will also try to avoid going to court to not risk this practice.

By: meh

meh — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:40:57 +0000

Most of its http://www.mafiaa.org . Don’t support mafiaa. Oh and lots of its for pron but we all know the Internets for pron. What are they thinking other than hay, lets make some $.

By: Lesezeichen vom 11. Januar 2010 | PolkaRobot

Lesezeichen vom 11. Januar 2010 | PolkaRobot — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:00:19 +0000

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By: P2P-Abmahnwelle rollt big, big time - Nerdcore

P2P-Abmahnwelle rollt big, big time - Nerdcore — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:54:57 +0000

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By: Janko Roettgers

Janko Roettgers — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:59:09 +0000

Oups, thanks for catching that one. I think I can claim a 14 day grace period for confusing the current with the previous year :)

By: Jamie Phillips

Jamie Phillips — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:36:47 +0000

I see a the start of a very competitive legal niche developing. The Lawyers always win.

By: Clyde

Clyde — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:34:56 +0000

"software companies sent roughly 450,000 cease-and-desist letters to local file sharers alone in 2010" I believe you mean 2009..?

By: Flint Einstein

Flint Einstein — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:21:26 +0000

although this subject is out of my knowledge, but i have found that quite interesting and i think i will go with that and also willing to learn more.