MPAA Gets Two More Sites To Settle For Merely Linking To Infringing Content
from the inducement? dept
The MPAA has been aggressively suing websites that merely link to infringing content claiming that linking is "inducement" to infringe -- which appears to be an attempt to stretch the Supreme Court's Grokster decision beyond its intended meaning. However, when staring down the barrel of a big Hollywood Studio lawsuit, it's no surprise that some sites cave. The MPAA has happily announced that two more such lawsuits have been settled. These are actually consent judgments, meaning both sides agreement to the judgment, but also likely worked out a separate settlement. That way the MPAA gets to claim huge fines found in the judgment, but which the real settlement was probably much less.
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Joke time..
A: The USA
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Seen that before
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Ok Techdirt
Remove this link or pay us a gazillion smackeroos.
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You find this in the PDF: ThePirateBay.com is a so called pirate “tracker” that directs people to pirated movies
and music..
So technically - aren't they doing the exact same thing?
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And in related news
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/05/alternate-universe-congress-passes-pro-freedom-act.html
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Fuck the world and all of its inhabitants.
Real justice is usually only possible for those who have means to afford the litigation, while the others on the opposite end, whether guilty or innocent, pay dearly.
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