Undercover Cops and Politicians Escape BitTorrent Lawsuits

Stefan Mileschin · 17th October 2011, 07:09

Throwing out lawsuits against public figures and politicians? Wouldn't you think a high profile target like that would send a bigger message to the general public? Court papers filed in one of the mass-lawsuits against BitTorrent users reveal some interesting facts. In an attempt to justify suing dozens of people at once, the attorney claims that this is a practical issue. Apparently the copyright holder has decided to throw out a lot of cases, because the defendants have died, are political or public figures, employed by the army, or part of a covert police operation.

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/10/...nt_laws uits/

17th October 2011, 07:09	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Undercover Cops and Politicians Escape BitTorrent Lawsuits Throwing out lawsuits against public figures and politicians? Wouldn't you think a high profile target like that would send a bigger message to the general public? Court papers filed in one of the mass-lawsuits against BitTorrent users reveal some interesting facts. In an attempt to justify suing dozens of people at once, the attorney claims that this is a practical issue. Apparently the copyright holder has decided to throw out a lot of cases, because the defendants have died, are political or public figures, employed by the army, or part of a covert police operation. http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/10/...nt_laws uits/

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Cops Caught Playing Wii During Raid	jmke	WebNews	0	12th October 2009 20:48
Need for Speed Undercover Performance Review	jmke	WebNews	0	21st November 2008 10:20
Undercover: An Actual Story of Laptop Theft Recovery	jmke	WebNews	0	11th December 2006 14:03
Escape from Butcher Bay–Developer’s Cut	Sidney	WebNews	0	1st April 2005 04:26