Time Lord  Posts: 9984 Joined: 13 Feb 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1477 Joined: 6 Feb 2008     | That sounds...embarassing. I imagine most of those letters will be delivered to confused looking parents with teenage sons :-D |
On the Record  Posts: 5490 Joined: 13 Aug 2008    | Wow... this is certainly embarassing I suppose. Just imagine if an 80-year old couple recieved one of these bills in the mail. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2487 Joined: 29 Nov 2007     | Isn't there enough free porn on the interwebs to not have to go stealing some poor fluffer's hard ear- I'm sorry. I'll stop now. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3300 Joined: 1 Nov 2007     |
*Goes red. Checks post. Sighs with relief* |
Red Guard  Posts: 3502 Joined: 18 Sep 2008    | Ouch, so much for 'discreet service' eh? Should have went for an 'out call', am I right? Doesn't look like they are getting the 'true girlfriend experience', are they? Sorry, no more bad pun/escort puns. |
On the Record  Posts: 6097 Joined: 25 Jan 2008   | "The first thing we do, I think I'm on to something here... |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 604 Joined: 17 Oct 2007     | This is a rediculous, people who use wireless routers (me) can't be blamed for this, I have on many occasions used wireless networks from public locations. And had I done something illegal the owner of the router would be blamed an not me. Now the networks I used were password-free. It doesn't take a genius to hack a password. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3598 Joined: 8 May 2008    | Oh no... They have moved on from video game piracy to porn piracy. We are all fucked! |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 371 Joined: 1 Nov 2007   | Seeing as how porn movies have some of the greatest names ever, I would LOVE to see a few of these cards. "You must pay for backdoor (insert name of animal, job position, U.S. President, food product, title, etc. here) or you will be fined 500 pounds"...I would probably create a website with a collection of these card photos. Mother: "Son, did you download 'Backdoor Plumbers 4: The long Plunge'? ...We need to talk. Right now the fine is the least of my worries" |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1615 Joined: 16 Jan 2008   |
Pun not intended. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 800 Joined: 25 Nov 2008   | This has probably started many embarassing conversations between couples, parents/children, etc. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4433 Joined: 14 Jan 2008  |
Or was it? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3598 Joined: 8 May 2008 |
Pfft. Like you aint been ever since you first got net access. XD |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3587 Joined: 6 Aug 2008  | "Give us our porn money!!!" That's gotta be interesting, specially when the husband comes home. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 65 Joined: 22 Feb 2007   | Too many people stopped replying to their demands for compensation for video games and other software, willing to go to court (I haven't heard of a single victory case against a downloader who actually went to court, BTW). In combination with the economic situation, that meant reduced income, so they've come up with something that people would be ready to pay for just to keep under wraps from their friends and family, much less take to public court. It's hard to keep shouting against piracy when pirates are mostly people who either can't or won't buy the product anyway, while the supposed "defenders" are using immoral, unethical and outright illegal practices to actually make money off of the crime, instead of trying to prevent it. To tell the truth, I think they understand even better than most companies that no one is ever going to stop piracy, but right now it's THE THREAT! and enough companies are in the "how much money before I can feel safe again" state so the lawyers are trying to cash in as much as possible while it lasts. Like USA and terrorism.
Already happened, according to torrentfreak:
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Time Lord Posts: 9984 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 |
Which is why I quoted it in the review :) |
BANNED  Posts: 3486 Joined: 25 Aug 2008  |
Oh bugger! Checks mail, disposes of evidence. All sorted now. User was banned for: The Second Annual Escapist Election: Part 1: Presidential Primaries. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1057 Joined: 4 Jun 2008  | I download porn. this isnt good. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 139 Joined: 11 Mar 2009   | why download when there are so many free streaming sites? |
Beat Writer  Posts: 138 Joined: 24 Mar 2009   |
For research purposes, could you point me to some high quality free streaming sites? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3598 Joined: 8 May 2008 |
Screwing you over, taking all your money, then suddenly having a unexpected "present" on your doorstep? Sounds like a typical girlfriend to me. >.> Anyway this is why I opt for the unlicensed semi legal shit. Besides company made porn is usually boring as shit. Well except for Bang Bros but that's just because of the wise ass cracking jokes at the chicks expense. |
On the Record  Posts: 5011 Joined: 28 Feb 2008 | "OK, my life just got even weirder." |
On the Record  Posts: 5168 Joined: 2 Feb 2009    | This is porn beyond the grave!!! Necrophiliac threading eh? |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 793 Joined: 29 Apr 2008  | 500 pounds for a porno movie!? Really! I mean come on. If they wanted you to pay for it why didn't they ask for the money online when you downloaded? |
Paperboy Posts: 44 Joined: 23 May 2009 | Is this only in the UK? I sure hope so. Even then, its a load of bull. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4924 Joined: 10 Jan 2009 |
I'd do my Necro Ranger schtick again, but this would make the third today... and that's a little too frequent. Instead I'll just go and say: yeah. It is. |
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Lawfirm Seeking 12.5 Million Pounds for Downloaded Porn
Innocent people are receiving demands for payments for porn movies, despite being incapable of ordering them.
What would you do if you found a bill for over 500 pounds for downloading porn along with your newspaper? What about it if was with a 20 page legal document explaining that if you didn't pay for 'Army F***ers', you would be taken to court?
According to Slyck.com and torrentfreak, approximately 25,000 of these letters have gone out; a quick bit of math gives puts the damages being asked for in the neighborhood of £12.5 million. That's almost double Cloverfield.
The firm allegedly responsible for sending these bills, Davenport Lyons, is attempting to recuperate costs made from these films by charging people who download them; as is fair under copyright law. However, the people getting billed often are incapable of downloading them. They are often in possession of routers though, and a wireless router is very easy to hack into.
Source : The Guardian
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