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johnsteele · 09-16-2010, 07:10 AM

I do not wish to engage in a tit for tat. And perhaps I am not used to the rough and tumble online blog sites, but:

1. Referring to me as Jewish in a derogatory way is offensive. And someone claiming to be an attorney while posting an anti-semitic rant on a public website is not exactly an authority on proper behavior. I would assume most anti-semite bigots know that Steele is not a jewish name BTW.

2. Referring to down loaders who go through the steps of downloading a bittorrent client, going to a bittorrent site, downloading an entire movie, and playing it on their computer as "innocent" is simply not credible, IMHO. Maybe a jury would disagree. To paraphrase, John Madden, that's why we go to trial.

3. 99.3% of all bittorrent date shared is illegal according to one study.

4. We work on contingency, which means that we have NEVER received a dime from Steve Lightspeed nor any of our clients. Not sure how I could "take their money".

5. Federal Court is a bit different than a church. I would submit that federal judges do not have a separate set of constitutional rights for Plaintiffs depending on a judge's moral beliefs. Too many bad movies out there created this misconception.

6. Violating a copyright is wrong. You can justify anything, from speeding to illegal copyright infringement. But thankfully in the court of law, excuses do not rise to affirmative defenses. That is why the US's criminal conviction rate is over 95%.

7. I am no expert on all things related to porn, but I find it hard to believe that a 'tube' site that has hundreds or thousands of copyrighted items placed on their site every day is receiving advice from the 'top anti-piracy law firm in the country' that everything is a-ok. If so, I am mistaken.

I do not wish to insult or attack anyone on this site and I am only giving my thoughts on these issues.

09-16-2010, 07:10 AM
johnsteele Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 12	Interesting I do not wish to engage in a tit for tat. And perhaps I am not used to the rough and tumble online blog sites, but: 1. Referring to me as Jewish in a derogatory way is offensive. And someone claiming to be an attorney while posting an anti-semitic rant on a public website is not exactly an authority on proper behavior. I would assume most anti-semite bigots know that Steele is not a jewish name BTW. 2. Referring to down loaders who go through the steps of downloading a bittorrent client, going to a bittorrent site, downloading an entire movie, and playing it on their computer as "innocent" is simply not credible, IMHO. Maybe a jury would disagree. To paraphrase, John Madden, that's why we go to trial. 3. 99.3% of all bittorrent date shared is illegal according to one study. 4. We work on contingency, which means that we have NEVER received a dime from Steve Lightspeed nor any of our clients. Not sure how I could "take their money". 5. Federal Court is a bit different than a church. I would submit that federal judges do not have a separate set of constitutional rights for Plaintiffs depending on a judge's moral beliefs. Too many bad movies out there created this misconception. 6. Violating a copyright is wrong. You can justify anything, from speeding to illegal copyright infringement. But thankfully in the court of law, excuses do not rise to affirmative defenses. That is why the US's criminal conviction rate is over 95%. 7. I am no expert on all things related to porn, but I find it hard to believe that a 'tube' site that has hundreds or thousands of copyrighted items placed on their site every day is receiving advice from the 'top anti-piracy law firm in the country' that everything is a-ok. If so, I am mistaken. I do not wish to insult or attack anyone on this site and I am only giving my thoughts on these issues.