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Chadman
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 Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:41 am Post subject: |
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Lunatic Of Gods Creation
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Hey, CM people, keep the tracker up, but only use it for people releasing their own horror movies. Be the BT site of choice for amateur filmmakers. All it would require is some sort of verification system. Say the file has to be viewed by an admin before it is posted or something. You can be the newgrounds of horror. I know I would want my stuff posted there.
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Tifa
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:33 am Post subject: |
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The situation has sadly taken a turn for the worse. After contact with MPAA lawyers to attempt to resolve the situation the folllowing letter arrived this morning :
| Quote: | Dear Mr Chris;
We received your December 21, 2004 e-mail in which you indicated that you had taken the Crazey Mazey BitTorrent tracker and torrent site offline. We appreciate your quickly responding to our Notice Letter.
As you know, on December 14, 2004 we filed a suit, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Does 1 - 10 (case number 04-cv-1192), in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The suit asserts claims of copyright infringement against the unknown operator(s) of the Crazey Mazey tracker and torrent site. Though we have not yet named you personally as a Defendant; we intend to do so in the future. The suit ultimately seeks as relief both damages and an injunction. Under U.S. copyright law, an infringer can be liable for up to $30,000 per copyrighted work infringed, and that number increases to $150,000 if the infringement is deemed to be "willful."
If you are interested in discussing how we might settle the claims without further litigation, we would be willing to do so. I can be reached at xxxxxxxxx
Sincerely,
Matt Oppenheim |
I will of course keep you informed of all progress in this matter as and when it occurs.
Kind Regards
Tifa
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Shit 
Good luck and keep us informed.
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George Tatum
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Demon Of The Abyss
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That really is bad news. I can only echo PCA.
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| Quote: | Under U.S. copyright law |
Which doesn't apply in the UK!
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Tifa
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:23 am Post subject: |
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George Tatum wrote: | | Quote: | Under U.S. copyright law |
Which doesn't apply in the UK! |
I wish that were true George. International law now dictates that it does which is why European countries such as Finland/Holland and France were raided.
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George Tatum
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Demon Of The Abyss
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I thought international law states that if an item is copyrighted in one country then it is automatically copyrighted in all other countries, and the law of the country in which the infringement occurred applies. AFAIK the penalty for copyright infringement in the UK is the cost of the infringing item(s), ie ?20 x no of films quoted. I could be wrong on that final point but I'm sure they would have to sue under UK law, and under Finnish, Dutch or French law in the earlier cases. America does not own the world as much as they might like to think they do.
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ViSCeRaL
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:54 am Post subject: |
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The Devil, Probably
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2003 10:13 am
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Tifa wrote: | The situation has sadly taken a turn for the worse. |
 Shit, that is bad.
I suppose the question now is, does running a tracker constitute a copyright infringment? It is an accessory to copyright infringement, but is it directly infringing the copyright?
Regardless, I hope everything pans out OK for all at CM's.
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John_Doe
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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The Ancient One
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| Quote: | If you are interested in discussing how we might settle the claims without further litigation, we would be willing to do so. |
How about a mallet to your mullet? That would settle fine by me!
I'm telling you, someone needs to be assassinated. 
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johnathome
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah
Where's Mr Oppenheim's mail addy or phone number? xxxxxxxx
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fierysky
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Lunatic Of Gods Creation
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Ugh, I'm very sorry for you guys. I wish you the best of luck.
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schwiz
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:25 am Post subject: |
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:15 am Post subject: |
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schwiz
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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ahhh thanks sorry bout that desperate time call for desperate measures
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