ACS Law = game over - GoFuckYourself.com

DamianJ · 03-18-2011, 07:01 AM

"A judge has officially closed the illegal filesharing case started by ACS:Law, and is now looking into whether to grant compensation to those who were sent letters accusing them of downloading illegal content.
ACS:Law began sending letters out to potential illegal filesharers in May 2009 and faced much criticism in the press for doing so.
This was because the letters were seen to bully suspects into paying compensation to the firm to avoid the risk of going to court.
Since then, the letter-sending has ended up as an embarrassment for the firm. So much so that it announced it had ceased trading as of February this year.
Ralli the troops
Judge Briss who was residing over the case has decided to end proceedings, which has delighted Guy Tritton, a barrister from Ralli Solicitorsworking on behalf of those accused by ACS:Law.
He said: "There's simply no point in keeping these proceedings artificially alive any more."
The hearing where the case was officially closed was not attended by Andrew Crossley, former owner of ACS:Law.

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http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...er-case-936646

PS just for the very dimwitted, being against ACS:Law and their ilk doesn't make me pro-piracy, it makes me anti-cunt.

Agent 488 · 03-18-2011, 07:04 AM

another pro-piracy thread.

DamianJ · 03-18-2011, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent 488

another pro-piracy thread.

hehehehe

blackmonsters · 03-18-2011, 07:25 AM

Big deal.

This sounds like random suits with no basis and has nothing to do with cases that
are specific and facts are presented.

marcop · 03-18-2011, 07:51 AM

Links pulled.

Cherry7 · 03-18-2011, 03:53 PM

Damian,

Your link "click" in your sig leads to a blank page.....(on my computer that is )

Barry-xlovecam · 03-18-2011, 07:22 PM

The mass lawsuits naming individuals as Defendants was a bad idea from the start ...

DamianJ · 03-19-2011, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackmonsters

Big deal.

This sounds like random suits with no basis and has nothing to do with cases that
are specific and facts are presented.

No, they are exactly the same as the John Doe cases Lightspeed was bragging about recently.

Hence the reason for me posting it here.

Public tracker -> IP -> ISP gives up address -> Blackmail letter.

I don't believe for a second that American judges are stupid. So it's only a matter of time. If you are involved in suing IP addresses, I'd make your money as quick as you can!

Rofl · 03-19-2011, 02:50 AM

I just reg'd napster.xxx

(hint: I didn't really)

Paul Markham · 03-19-2011, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamianJ

No, they are exactly the same as the John Doe cases Lightspeed was bragging about recently.

Hence the reason for me posting it here.

Public tracker -> IP -> ISP gives up address -> Blackmail letter.

I don't believe for a second that American judges are stupid. So it's only a matter of time. If you are involved in suing IP addresses, I'd make your money as quick as you can!

Nearly every week I see an American company naming more John Does in their piracy cases. So I assume as the UK tried it once and it failed, the US must be doing it better or their law is different.

Nice to see that you think UK and US legal systems are the same.

Now you can rest easy that you won't be getting a letter on your doorstep anytime soon.

03-18-2011, 07:01 AM	#1
DamianJ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A magical land Posts: 15,808	ACS Law = game over "A judge has officially closed the illegal filesharing case started by ACS:Law, and is now looking into whether to grant compensation to those who were sent letters accusing them of downloading illegal content. ACS:Law began sending letters out to potential illegal filesharers in May 2009 and faced much criticism in the press for doing so. This was because the letters were seen to bully suspects into paying compensation to the firm to avoid the risk of going to court. Since then, the letter-sending has ended up as an embarrassment for the firm. So much so that it announced it had ceased trading as of February this year. Ralli the troops Judge Briss who was residing over the case has decided to end proceedings, which has delighted Guy Tritton, a barrister from Ralli Solicitorsworking on behalf of those accused by ACS:Law. He said: "There's simply no point in keeping these proceedings artificially alive any more." The hearing where the case was officially closed was not attended by Andrew Crossley, former owner of ACS:Law. -- http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...er-case-936646 PS just for the very dimwitted, being against ACS:Law and their ilk doesn't make me pro-piracy, it makes me anti-cunt.

03-18-2011, 07:25 AM	#4
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03-18-2011, 07:04 AM	#2
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03-18-2011, 07:51 AM	#5
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03-18-2011, 07:22 PM	#7
Barry-xlovecam It's 42 Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Global Posts: 18,083	The mass lawsuits naming individuals as Defendants was a bad idea from the start ...