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Topic Started: Jun 1 2010, 12:45 PM (287 Views)
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Hollywood Sues 5,000 Bit Torrent Users for Film

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Hurt Locker producer Voltage Pictures has filed a widely-anticipated lawsuit against illegal file sharers.

The suit, filed in the Columbia District Court, accuses 5,000 BitTorrent users of copyright violation. It's one of the biggest ever lawsuits against individuals.

Even Voltage doesn't know the names of the defendants, who have been identified only by their IP addresses. It plans to subpoena ISPs this week to get the users' names.

Once it's identified these people, they'll be sent letters inviting them to cough up $1,500 to settle - and warning them that it'll be ten times as much if they don't pay up and the case goes all the way to court.

Hurt Locker was leaked on the internet via BitTorrent about six months before its official US release. Although it was a critical success, winning six Academy Awards, it proved a disappointment in terms of box office takings. The fim grossed less than $17 million - and Voltage sees a connection.

"A Defendant's distribution of even one unlawful copy of a motion picture can result in the nearly instantaneous worldwide distribution of that single copy to a limitless number of people," reads the suit.

"The Plaintiff now seeks redress for this rampant infringement of their exclusive rights."




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I drove 45 minutes to see that movie in theatres. Emcee got owned. :dance
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You're going to jail?

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Innocence.
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Emcee, do it now before you get quoted.
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Jun 1 2010, 12:52 PM
Emcee, do it now before you get quoted.

Thank you.
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Bwahaha serves you right! I hope they get that other notorious movie pirate Jude too. Smack you guys with a couple thousand bucks so you can learn your lesson.
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This is too flawed to go anywhere, anyway. To nail the exact person who downloaded it would need a lot of proof. In people living with multiple people, there's no way they can pin one person. With Proxy's, your IP can be used by others. People can steal wifi. I am sure nothing will come of this.




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Keep telling yourself that. :rofl
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I don't use Bit Torrent and I kind of don't even know what that is...
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I don't bother downloading movies, I just watch them on online streams. Since I never watch any film more than once and I have Netflix to watch the ones I need excellent quality for (you know, any movies that rely on special effects or whatever), it's less of a hassle for me. And less virus-y.

That being said, I can't wait until the way we sell entertainment shifts to go with the flow of current technology, rather than fighting it with stupid shit like this. I guess it's a good thing I didn't watch the Hurt Locker until I rented it right when it came out on DVD, huh?

Also, is it just me, or is the monetary basis for this claim pretty absurd? If only 5,000 people are being sued, that means the movie could have made, what, an extra $50,000 max? And that's assuming every single downloader would have bought a $10 ticket, which is an outrageous assumption to begin with. How in the world could that justify seeking more than $7.5 million in damages (since that's just the settlement fees)? It just doesn't make sense.
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Bwahaha serves you right! I hope they get that other notorious movie pirate Jude too. Smack you guys with a couple thousand bucks so you can learn your lesson.

omg I know cause aren't torrents just like, the worst crime ever? Hell, I think they're even worse than murderers and child rapists.
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I didn't even really enjoy that movie. You going to prison for that is HIGHLARIOUS.
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Weird, I just watched the Hurtlocker for the first time two days ago :huh:

... legally
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I don't pirate movies either. Mostly because I'm lazy and they take too long for high quality esp since I just want to watch them once... :lbf
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That movie thinks it is so important.

I can only imagine how good that movie could have been if a man had directed it.
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I've downloaded about only 5 movies in my lifetime through that other method and have never gotten busted... :shifty It also helps when other users post comments saying if so-and-so torrent is being tracked by that company. That alone is a sign to steer clear of such torrent.
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I have downloaded 2 movies in my life and it was because they were out of print titles unavailable to rent anywhere and were not streamed on any site.

And seriously why risk getting fined torrenting something as well known as The Hurt Locker which probably was readily available for a dollar at a redbox when it first came out.
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