Porn Companies File Mass Piracy Lawsuits: Are You At Risk?

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eduardo of MN 8:43AM April 20, 2013

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eduardo of IL 8:41AM April 20, 2013

Adam, since you are busy selling your client and perhaps tens of thousands of others out in the Guava case, would you be kind enough to tell us if the company exists, and if so what city, state, country it is domiciled in? This looks suspiciously like another Prenda offshore shell company, and the complaint conveniently fails to provide any information about this supposed company. There do not appear to be any extant Guava LLCs with a web presence that seem like likely candidates, which unusual for Prenda's clients, is it is likely to be an adult website... But an adult website without a website? That is very interesting indeed.

John Doe of FL 5:48AM August 17, 2012

The adult film industry, and to a lesser extent the independent film, music, and now even video game industries, has over the past 24 months carried the torch for what the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) began roughly 10 years ago: pursuing who it perceives as copyright “pirates” and utterly disregarding the difference between those who actually use file-sharing technology for illegal purposes and those who simply neglected to secure their wireless routers.
Prenda Law, Lipscomb Eisenberg, Dunlap Grubb & Weaver, and Maddox Hoppe are just a few of many law firms pursuing BitTorrent file sharers and website hackers across the country. Individuals who have refused to settle claims are being sued individually and are left to deal with the ramifications; financial, occupational, and otherwise. Exhibit A: http://www.torrentlitigation.com/cases/Guava-LLC-v-Skyler-Case-No-12-L-7363-(Cook%20County,%20Illinois).pdf
The subject matter, unfortunately, is being beaten to death in a blogosphere comprised largely of misled individuals and those more concerned with opining about plaintiffs’ counsels than extolling a John Doe’s pragmatic options.

Adam E Urbanczyk of IL 3:04PM August 16, 2012

The copyright trolls should be prosecuted under the RICO statutes for the mafia inspired shakedowns they are imposing on the US public.
Put the bastards in jail where they belong.

Concerned of MA 12:18AM June 05, 2012

The Recording Industry Association of America has developed a new revenue scheme! Which is in fact a "legal" and lucrative BLACK MAIL SCHEME with their shot-gun lawsuits against anyone in America hooked into the internet and using a wireless setup.( which is about 80% of all SFR )
As the Brilliant and LOGICAL GARY R. BROWN, United States Magistrate Judge in the recent
1UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK case K-Beech, Inc. v. John Does 1-37, CV 11-3995 stated
AN IP ADDRESS DOES NOT IDENTIFY A PERSON!
FINALLY A JUDGE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE NET AND THE LAW! SOMEONE PLEASE GET HIM ON THE SUPREME COURT!
Many Americans if they know how, will find their neighbors high school student or college students are tapping into their wireless ISP to download files!
The problem being most people on the net can't tell if this is happening. When theses same people are faced with a lawsuit valid or not is easier to settle at $3000. than to fight and prove your innocence at $30,000.
Honest Defense attorneys advise thier clients to pay the $3k! Because it is cheaper!
The Recording Industry Association of America is well aware of this fact; as are their attorneys.
Until now Judges have not understood how easy it is for a neighbor or even someone parked in front of your house with a laptop can use your wireless conect to download anything.
Do you really think "Hackers or People Who File Share ARE SO DUMB THEY WOULD USE THEIR OWN WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER?.....
AND FACE PROSECUTION ?.......
WHEN THEY CAN EASILY USE THEIR NEIGHBORS?
Thank You Judge Brown !

Roger Wolf of CA 1:20PM May 04, 2012

New Filth Blows.
My Friend told me he tried some Porn from the 70's, and you know what,.....it worked!

BlownfuelCoupe of NV 11:18AM March 20, 2012

So it's not a matter of principle, it's a matter of profit - no matter whether it's made off the backs of porn actors or off the back of some poor schmoo who may or may not have "stolen" a bunch of bytes (!), but pays up anyway because he's guilty of something, even if only of having been born. Hell, it works for the church, Original Sin, you know.

Gregor Stephan 1:08AM March 20, 2012

To Heather from California:
My grandmother would like to debate your point about old women and pornography.
Also, who are you to decide what is right and wrong, to decide that paying a thousand individuals between myself and an artist, so that the artist can see /maybe/ 1% of my 99 cents for a song, is the right thing to do? Who are you to say that its a right and a responsibility for me to pay $3000 for a copy of Adobe Photoshop when I make BARELY that in 3 months, not to mention the fact that my computer cost 1/10 of that. Who are you to decide that piracy (which is not theft, because when you steal from someone, they lose the item.) is a criminal act, when there are murderers and rapists going free because they're not a financial liability to the corporations (who are really the only ones complaining, if you google enough you'll find multiple artists who have endorsed software piracy, in fact, the link to purchase the latest Nine Inch Nails album just leads to the pirate bay)

Logan of WV 8:08PM March 19, 2012

I download and upload movies & music all the time - and I challenge these people to do something about it! I do not care if you file a lawsuit against me. Lawsuits mean nothing to a defendant that is judgment proof (such as myself). So sue away, baby!!! Sue away.
The nice thing about living in Texas is that my wages cannot be garnished, nor can my property be levied upon. My home is exempted from any kind of lien and exempt property limits are very high so that anyone except the really rich is safe.
So in Texas, RIAA = Fail. And I openly challenge your bitches to try me!!!!

Anthony Schmidt of TX 6:13PM March 19, 2012