TorrentSpy Appeals Lawsuit Over MPAA Getting Access To Its Emails
from the not-done-yet dept
While TorrentSpy may have shut down and lost its copyright infringement lawsuit against the MPAA, it's still appealing a separate issue: whether the MPAA broke the law in hiring a guy to break into TorrentSpy's email server and forward emails to the MPAA. The MPAA got away with playing dumb when this issue first came up, claiming it assumed the guy they hired had legitimate access to all of the emails he was handing over -- though, that seems highly questionable.
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I doubt this will get anywhere.
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Lets hope
Let's hope this does get a couple of MPAA goons in jail.
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an we?
can we use that same excuse? oh im sorry mpaa i thought all those seeders had permission to share that movie.
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MP/RIAA
Do as we say, not as we do!!!
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Willful Blindness
Although DanC might disagree with me, I think this is yet another example where the legal doctrine of willful blindness should apply.
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Paid to hack??
I'll save the MPAA the hassle as being a longtime TorrentSpy user - here's my email: fuk.u@hushmail.com.
What a waste.
Good thing I use proxies =P
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Re: Willful Blindness
Actually, it wouldn't surprise me at all if that's the case. Both the MPAA or the RIAA have shown they aren't above using questionable tactics, but the problem will be proving it in court.
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The MPAA and RIAA consider themselves above the law. They do not need to follow the law, and they can do whatever they want.
We need someone high up to slap this MAFIAA around and put an end to their illegal practices. They are no different from the mob.
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The MPAA and RIAA consider themselves above the law.
They OWN the law. Bought and paid for.
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ASSUME
"The MPAA got away with playing dumb when this issue first came up, claiming it assumed the guy they hired had legitimate access to all of the emails he was handing over-- You know, when I was in the Marine Corps, I learned that to 'assume' was the equivalent of "..making an ASS out of U and ME." It seems that, here, that on the face of things, the MPAA is simply full of ASSES!
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