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: GamePolitics.comEFF Offers Aid to USCG John Doe Defendants
By james_fudge
Has the U.S. Copyright Group got you down because you might be a John Doe named in some blanket lawsuit concerning illegal move downloads? Well buck up little camper, because the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to help you.
The EFF has published "U.S. Copyright Group v. the People," a collection of resources to assist the thousands of individuals accused of online copyright infringement by the Washington, D.C.-based law firm, the U.S. Copyright Group (USCG).
As you are probably already aware, the USCG filed "John Doe" lawsuits on behalf of seven filmmakers against more than 14,000 anonymous defendants for "unauthorized downloads of films including Far Cry and The Hurt Locker. The group is threatening thousands of defendants with a judgment of up to $150,000 per downloaded movie in the hopes that they will settle out of court for a mere $1,500 - $2,500 per person.
Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on August 10, 2010 (boomark / email).
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