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Author Topic: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model  (Read 6005 times)

ECA317

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Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« on: July 17, 2013, 11:50:25 PM »
Who started the copyright trolling model...the porn industry or Getty?It seems like the exact same model.
http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-07-16/porn-copyright-trolls-receive-punitive-sanctions

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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2013, 07:26:20 AM »
Same idea, different model..the main difference would be that Prenda would files 1 suit naming many does, thus avoiding many 350.00 filing fees, and once they filed they would subpeona the ISP to get the user info behind the IP... Getty rarely files suit...because they know they would most likely loose, with the exception of a few hand picked cases, which they like to use as examples..
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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2013, 08:20:56 AM »
Also the porn trolls used the "Shame" factor as a weapon too, many would pay even if they didn't do anything because they feared being named in a public case for downloading porn.
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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2013, 01:55:02 PM »
Courts have really given the Prenda model a hard .  . .time in recent cases.

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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2013, 02:25:15 PM »
Yup Prenda Law is taking it the hard way for sure..
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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2013, 11:36:34 PM »
I foresee some pretty stiff...penalties too.
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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2013, 04:48:44 AM »
I've only reviewed the broad strokes of this case. Sounds like those nuts are busted.
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Re: Getty vs. Porn Trolling Model
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2013, 08:33:01 PM »
I just spit out my hot chocolate reading this. Hilarious.

 

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