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Originally Posted by mynameisjim
As for the backlash, that isn't even go to be a factor in these cases like it was in the RIAA cases. The media was behind the backlash against the RIAA. The media only ran stories about teen age girls and old ladies being sued which pushed public opinion against the RIAA. Porn is still seen as dirty and NOBODY in the media is going to try to find sympathy for someone who is stealing so they can jerk off. The same way the newspapers prints pictures of men caught in prostitution stings. The media always sides against people who are caught doing something sexual.
This will play out pretty much the opposite of the RIAA cases IMHO.
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The backlash will come. How far is being happy with bit of collateral damage going to go when a few old ladies have heart attacks and die because of the shame of a false accusation. Then the media, who will have been itching to run stories about someone famous ending up on the list of downloaders, will start writing stories about how bad the whole random suing thing is. If you think porn has a bad reputation now, wait and see what it's like then.