Comments on: Anti-Piracy Chief Patents “Pay Up or Disconnect” Scheme

By: GenericUserName

GenericUserName — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:59:00 +0000

I’ve had Internet service in three countries, and I have never had to pay according to usage except for 3G smartphone use.

By: GenericUserName

GenericUserName — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:56:00 +0000

I recently received said notice. Purporting to represent a third party and offering to settle a legal claim in the name of that third party sounds like the practice of law to me. I think what I will do is send a letter to my state bar as well as the State Bar of California, where Digital Rights is based complaining that they are engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. In law, a good offense is the best defense.

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Links 28/12/2012: Enlightenment 0.17, Qt 5.0 | Techrights — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:50:06 +0000

[...] Anti-Piracy Chief Patents “Pay Up or Disconnect” Scheme One of the top executives of the US-based anti-piracy outfit Digital Rights Corp has submitted a patent application that promises to turn piracy into profit. The patent describes a system where Internet users caught downloading will receive a notice from their Internet provider along with a request to pay a small fee to the affected copyright holder. Pirates who refuse to pay risk the ultimate punishment of being disconnected from the Internet. [...]

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Anti-Piracy Chief Patents “Pay Up or Disconnect” Scheme | Wikisis — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:28:40 +0000

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By: Casey Henderson

Casey Henderson — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 03:00:00 +0000

gnam gnam style. op.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:59:00 +0000

I just got several of these for songs I had downloaded ages ago…should I pay the $20/per song fine or just not do anything? Will they pursue me further if I do nothing?

By: Internet Law News Brief: Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Internet Law News Brief: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:55:23 +0000

[...] other IP-related news, Torrentfreak.com had an interesting article about a copyright troll company who is looking to patent an anti-piracy process. Basically, it’s [...]

By: StoneCold420

StoneCold420 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:42:00 +0000

F U C K YOU AND THE MPAA . I DARE YOUR PUNK ASS TO F U C K WITH ME YOU F U C K I N G PUNK ASS BITCHES. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPLOAD STUFF ON THE INTERNET AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP ME IS TO KILL ME BITCHES.

By: tetridae

tetridae — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:13:00 +0000

Great that they are patenting it and thus making public the inner workings of it. Will make it so much easier to hack it. :}

By: Johnnywhatshisname

Johnnywhatshisname — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:52:00 +0000

Excellent, Thumbs!