Comments on: Suing File-Sharers Doesn’t Work, Lawyers Warn

By: Lawyers Caution Against Suing File-Sharers - The Center for Innovative Justice and Technology

Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:53:40 +0000

[…] Suing file-sharers doesn’t work, lawyers warn (TorrentFreak, 13 July 2015) – For more than a decade copyright holders and the U.S. Government have been trying to find the silver bullet to beat piracy. This week the American Bar Association joined the discussion with a 113-page white paper . With their “call for action” the lawyers encourage Congress to draft new anti-piracy legislation and promote voluntary agreements between stakeholders. Among the options on the table is the filing of lawsuits against individual file-sharers, something the RIAA did extensively in the past. Interestingly, the lawyers advise against this option as it’s unlikely to have an impact on current piracy rates. According to the lawyers these type of lawsuits are also financially ineffective, oftentimes costing more than they bring in. In addition, they can create bad PR for the copyright holders involved. “While it is technically possible for trademark and copyright owners to proceed with civil litigation against the consuming public who [...] engage in illegal file sharing, campaigns like this have been expensive, do not yield significant financial returns, and can cause a public relations problem for the plaintiff in addressing its consuming public,” the lawyers write. [ Polley : see RIAA story below in “ Looking Back ”] […]

By: Weekly News Roundup for the week ending 20 July 2014 | DVDGuy’s Blog @ Digital Digest

Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:54:49 +0000

[…] that suing downloaders was the best way to deter others from doing so. The same strategy that the American Bar Association this week says is totally ineffective and even counter-productive. Their white paper says suing individuals is too costly, don’t yield any financial returns […]

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:01:00 +0000

and as usual no mention of legitimate services being introduced, that would be at least on par with what is available ‘elsewhere’. when will these people learn that the best, the only sensible way to reduce ‘file sharing’ is to compete with it? brainy enough to be paid millions in salaries per year but stupid enough to refuse to admit defeat and then change to give what the public wants! unbelievable!

By: Filesharing – die Kehrseite der Medaille | Klaus Ahrens: News, Tipps, Tricks und Fotos

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:11:48 +0000

[…] sie für die Kläger zu einem PR-Problem führen”, heißt es in dem Brief, der von der Seite TorrentFreak im Netz gefunden […]

By: American Bar Association says that suing file sharers is an exercise in futility | En.Moxo.IR – Technoloy and Gadget News And Reviews

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:25:54 +0000

[…] can now count the American Bar Association among the organizations which argues that rights holders shouldn’t sue file sharers, according to […]

By: American Bar Association says that suing file sharers is an exercise in futility | Social Dashboard

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:46:55 +0000

[…] can now count the American Bar Association among the organizations which argues that rights holders shouldn’t sue file sharers, according to […]

By: American Bar Association Says Suing File Sharers is Useless | Digital Trends

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:22:06 +0000

[…] can now count the American Bar Association among the organizations which argues that rights holders shouldn’t sue file sharers, according to […]

By: Suing File-Sharers Doesn’t Work, Lawyers Warn | Tales from the World

Suing File-Sharers Doesn’t Work, Lawyers Warn | Tales from the World — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:16:16 +0000

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By: American Bar Association cautions against file sharing lawsuits | SD Software Law

Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:26:33 +0000

[…] 113-page memo has been largely overlooked in the press. TorrentFreak was the first site to discover its existence. The ABA says that filing of lawsuits against […]

By: Suing File-Sharers Doesn’t Work, Lawyers Warn | The Travelin' LibrarianThe Travelin' Librarian

Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:46:47 +0000

[…] Read the full article @ Torrent Freak. […]