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Adult film company suing people who download porn
A California-based adult film company has filed a lawsuit against several people in West Michigan for illegally downloading videos.
An adult film company called Malibu Media has IP addresses for thousands of people and is now targeting them for copyright infringement. Just last week, a Muskegon man was ordered to pay attorney's fees and $40,000 to Malibu Media. The case names Lonnie Sagala, as the plaintiff. He was not home when WZZM 13 News went to his house Tuesday for comment. Sagala is accused of illegally downloading several adult videos via the internet sharing site BitTorrent. When Sagala failed to respond to the lawsuit, a default judgement was entered. Chicago attorney Jeff Antonelli is representing some of the other plaintiffs in the lawsuits. "All cases are essentially the same. There may be some technical differences, but they all allege that the subscriber to the internet account has downloaded or uploaded, one or more of the companies copyrighted works. Usually, it's a group of 10 or more." Antonelli says in some cases, the plaintiff settles for an undisclosed amount of money, while others fight the allegations. So far, Malibu Media has filed over 1,000 lawsuits in several states. The most recent ones in West Michigan, were filed a few days ago in U.S. District Court. http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/loc...-film/6579919/ |
Malibu Media = Guys who run X-Art.com.
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What shoddy reporting and editing. All defendants in the article are incorrectly identified as plaintiffs.
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Just say "My internet doesn't have a password, damn kids" or the fact that IPs aren't 100% accurate. I'm pulling all links and promos from x-cash.com, fuck those people. Yes, pirating is a problem, but "solving" it this way is just being greedy motherfuckers with no solution except a paycheck for their lawyers... :Oh crap |
I only wish every adult company was half as smart as X-Art.
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If you are alluding to the music industry there is some correlation but it cant be compared because the record labels are not the Artists and they failed because A: they needed the support of public opinion to keep their clients, and B: there was a legal alternative do getting the music (itunes) for very reasonable. The adult industry doesn't not need public support to sell porn, and X-art is the artist and creator. X-art is not going to lose any sales to potential customers because of any fallout that they went after thieves of their property. If I were X-art I would do the same. :2 cents: |
I think Richard's referring to Prenda Law and similar companies, who were sanctioned and revealed to be involved in all sorts of conflicts of interest and other crap including outright fraud, aside from the copyright trolling. It was pretty shady.
I have to think X-Art will go about this in "the right way" though. |
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I hope so, because the first 'plaintiff' had this paper show up at his house |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...wnloaders.html
http://acsbore.wordpress.com/ Golden Eye (Ben Dover Productions) did this in the UK. |
http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece....l&q=Golden+Eye
Dec 27, 2012 it was reported Golden Eye was going to LA to get clients. I wonder (suspect) this may be a result of this. |
So how are they getting the IP addresses?
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When Sagala failed to respond to the lawsuit, a default judgement was entered.:2 cents:
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So they will sue torrent users that illegally download but advertise with tube sites that illegally upload? Brilliant.
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oh yeah, this is really the problem, the people who download ... most of those guys dont even know there is something called paysite! what about to grow some balls and go against those people who hack, download, share and make money on advertisement? fucking with end user will solve absolutelly nothing, just shows how some of you are fucked up in brains ... :Oh crap oh man ... :helpme for penny everything ... assholes ... :2 cents:
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Technically it isn't the downloading they sue for. It's the uploading. That's where the copyright infringement is at. Downloading is mere petty theft.
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X-Art should spend its' time and money on making profits for their affiliates instead of this nonsense. Conversions are absolute shit for X-Art. Work on that and worry about suing assholes later.
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Plus this forum is called GFY.. :upsidedow |
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That being it would be a big surprise if there are actually 10 people that post regularly here earning more than $2k a month. Most of the people posting in this forum are just punters that have found a way to make a few pennis (at best) for masturbating. And just like so many other punters today, they pirate every chance they get. This is the reason they complain... Because they might one day get caught and have to pay up. My advice is accept the situation for what it is. And read everyone's comments so as to get an idea of who might be a potential thief (and who you can reasonably trust.) |
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I call your secret as being a made up 'fact' :pimp |
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