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Lambchop
05-10-2011, 08:00 PM
Here's the list:

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2011/05/expendibleipaddresses.pdf

The US Copyright Group is set to sue around 23,000 file sharers in the US in what could be the largest legal action against downloaders to date.

Having been granted permission to force ISPs to reveal personal details of people who illegally torrented 2010 action movieThe Expendables, the group will be looking to make a substantial amount of cash from defendants.

The exact number of people being targeted in the case is not yet known, and won't be until the ISPs start carrying out the subpoena; so the estimated 23,000 defendants could grow to a much higher number.

We've got a lot of what it takes to get along

Rather than lengthy and expensive court proceedings, the Copyright Group is no doubt hoping that the majority of those who downloaded the aged action hero flick will opt for a cash settlement out of court.

These settlements come in at around $3,000 per download; so it could be quids in for the studios behind the movie which has already netted $103,068,524 in US box office takings.

But forget the financial punishment; the ultimate penalty for these file sharers will be having everyone know they paid $3,000 to watch The Expendables of their own free will.


I think most people use file hosts rather than torrents here so you should be ok.

RBP
05-10-2011, 08:11 PM
Not on the list! :cheerlead:

Muddy
05-10-2011, 08:20 PM
I stopped 'sharing' a longgggg time ago...

Dr Death
05-10-2011, 08:53 PM
Woohoo! Free and clear! :tup:

Hal-9000
05-10-2011, 09:16 PM
don't do torrents

and

they can possibly prove the IP address was used to obtain the illegal movie, but they can not prove who was sitting behind the pc at the time :rolleyes:

Loser
05-11-2011, 01:30 AM
Don't torrent, period, and use an unsecured wireless network device :P

DemonGeminiX
05-11-2011, 01:38 AM
The only reason to use torrents is to download the free distributions of Linux/Unix.

Hal-9000
05-11-2011, 01:43 AM
I really think it's like a car used in an accident found after the fact...they have to prove you were using the pc at a specific time and a good lawyer should be able to prove conjecture with no hard evidence