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Originally Posted by Robbie
I have zero interest in going after folks who didn't do anything. I just want to put an end to people stealing content. And nobody is going to have their lives "wrecked". The settlement is small. And it sends a message to the masses. You are kinda over-exaggerating this.
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I'm not Robbie - I am fully behind theft protection and the interests of those who are cut financially short from it, but the angle of this british lawfirm that many are using has gotten my blood boiled. (--edit you may not be using this lawfirm, but the angle is probably the same)
Please download the torrent circulating from their fuckup and load the emails into thunderbird and read them. This is down right deception with the $$$ profit signs reaming from the seams. Not content protection.
Yes, maybe those wanting to protect their interests thought they were getting a duty, but there are at least 2 emails from content producers that clearly questioned the CEO of the validity of his sources, to which he replied "it's a tried and tested route"
This lawfirm saw a niche and fucking ran with it and to hell with the false positives. 4chan picked them up in their aptly named operation. It wasn't at all to something to protect pirates, but to expose those profiting from shady practises.