Jun 10, 2011 bittorrent lawsuits over movie downloads are the new napster cases. The producers of the hurt locker are preparing a massive lawsuit against tens of thousands of people who pirated the oscarwinning drama online. The film follows an iraq war explosive ordnance disposal team who are targeted by insurgents, and shows their psychological reactions to the. May 11, 2010 the producers of the oscarwinning the hurt locker are preparing a massive lawsuit against thousands of individuals who pirated the film online. May 21, 2010 a buddy of mine about a month ago downloaded the hurt locker from a torrent utorrent to be exact after searching netflix, zune marketplace, etc. The secondlargest bittorrent lawsuit was against 23,322 bittorrent users who downloaded the expendables. According to torrentfreak, the studio has filed a new lawsuit in florida against 2,514 unnamed defendants, all of whom are accused of illegally downloading the hurt locker. The hurt locker has been a great success on bittorrent, before and hurt locker makers to sue thousands of. Nov 08, 2010 ive been hearing through the grapevine that the hurt locker prosecution team has begun their next wave of lawsuits. Hurt locker lawsuit doesnt affect bittorrent downloads. According to torrentfreak, that huge number makes this the largest bittorrent lawsuit in history. Hurt locker lawsuit targets 24,583 bittorrent users pcworld. The studio has already filed lawsuits against 5,000 bittorr. The producers behind the 2010 oscarwinner are suing.
Bittorrent lawsuits over movie downloads are the new napster cases. May 28, 2010 as was widely rumored and more or less confirmed by the rude email from hurt locker s. In 2011, for example, the producers for hurt locker sued almost 25,000 bittorrent users and almost all the claims were voluntarily dismissed by the studio, because it was taking too long to. The company that produced the hurt locker sued thousands of sofar unidentified people it says illegally downloaded the oscarwinning war movie, in some cases months before its u.
Hurt locker makers sue 5000 bittorrent users torrentfreak. Hurt locker lawsuit target pirates hollywood reporter. Although this appears to be good news for the defendants, the. May 18, 2010 nicholas, a boing boing reader in toronto, says, i read your article about how voltage pictures was planning to sue bittorrent users who downloaded their films. Hurt locker prosecution team suing internet downloaders. Producers of the film will now file a lawsuit against those who have. Hope you didnt download the hurt locker with bittorrent because it looks like the films producers may be coming after you. Hurt locker team about to blast tens of thousands of bittorrent downloaders with lawsuit the hollywood reporter this week broke news that voltage pictures, which produced of the academy awardwinning film the hurt locker, has teamed up with a. Hurt locker prosecution team suing internet downloaders again.
I included the hurt locker and expendables numbers in this sheet for the sake of completeness, still not factoring them into any calculations the most obvious thing about this data is the vast majority of people were sued for downloading movies. The hurt locker is protected by the first amendment courtesy of summit entertainment the 9th circuit rules that an iraqi war veterans lawsuit would violate the u. The big news of the week is that 50,000 people who allegedly downloaded the hurt locker from bittorrent sites are being sued by voltage pictures, which produced the academy award winning film. The hurt locker leaked to bittorrent tracker sites everywhere more than 6 months before its official us release date of june 26th, 2009. Hurt locker producers suing 25,000 for downloading flick. May 24, 2011 voltage pictures, producers of the oscarwinning 2009 film the hurt locker, is suing 24,583 bittorrent users for downloading the film. A buddy of mine about a month ago downloaded the hurt locker from a torrent utorrent to be exact after searching netflix, zune marketplace, etc. A lot of low budget straight to video movies in there, but some slightly bigger ones too. Hurt locker makers to sue thousands of bittorrent users.
Voltage pictures, the production company behind the hurt locker, is gearing up to sue thousandsno, tens of thousandsof individuals who pirated the film online. May 25, 2011 voltage pictures, the studio behind director kathryn bigelows oscarwinning film the hurt locker from last year, is apparently pursuing legal action against 24,583 bittorrent users for illegally downloading the video gameesque war thriller. Jun 10, 2011 50,000 bittorrent users sued for alleged illegal downloads. He was reading around on the internet, and saw this whole thing. The twoway one group filed lawsuits against some 23,000 people they say downloaded illegal copies of a hollywood movie. The makers of the oscarwinning movie hurt locker have joined a very lucrative pay up or else scheme that will target tens of thousands of u. Internet users will be shortly receiving a subpoena from their attorneys accusing them of downloading this movie. Theyre looking at a multimillion dollar infringement. The hurt locker is a 2008 american acton war thriller drama film directed by kathryn bigelow and written by mark boal. Voltage pictures, the production studio behind the oscarwinning film the hurt locker, has filed a new lawsuit in a federal court in florida, according to torrentfreak.
The hurt locker emerged from obscurity this past march when it won several commendations at the 82nd academy awards, including best picture and best director for. Washington judge revokes subpoenas in huge bittorrent. Why its getting harder to sue illegal movie downloaders. May 27, 2011 its been almost a year since the producers of the hurt locker filed a lawsuit against 5,000 alleged pirates suspected of distributing the film via bittorrent. Hurt locker team about to blast tens of thousands of bittorrent downloaders with lawsuit the hollywood reporter this week broke news that voltage pictures, which produced of the academy awardwinning film the hurt locker, has teamed up with a law firm going by the alias. Hurt locker studio sues 2,514 over copyright infringement. Washington judge revokes subpoenas in huge bittorrent piracy lawsuit.
On may 12, 2010, voltage pictures, the production company behind the hurt locker, announced that it would attempt to sue potentially tens of thousands of online computer users who downloaded unlicensed copies of the film using the bittorrent and p2p networks. He went and bought a copy of it in hd he added, and then watched it and thought nothing of it. Hurt locker bittorrent lawsuits continue, but with. Hurt locker producers sue bittorrent users filmcrunch. Voltage pictures, the studio behind 2009s the hurt locker, is suing almost 25,000 bittorrent users who allegedly. Whilst downloading, he says he realized it was illegal, and then remembered itunes. May, 2010 hope you didnt download the hurt locker with bittorrent because it looks like the films producers may be coming after you. May 14, 2010 hurt locker producers suing torrent downloaders by jane mcentegart 14 may 2010 the producers of the award winning movie, the hurt locker are suing thousands of pirates for downloading the movie. Hurt locker studio to file lawsuits against record. Hurt locker makers file new suit against downloaders cnet. The massive lawsuit is expected to be filed in the coming days and if isps cooperate, suspected downloaders will receive.
Theyre looking at a multimillion dollar infringement lawsuit that would target tens of thousands of users. Voltage pictures, the publisher of awardwinning movie the hurt locker has started the biggest ever bittorrent piracy lawsuit yet seen. If you happened to download the hurt locker through bittorrent, you may be receiving a lawsuit from the films producers in your mailbox soon in one of the largest lawsuits filed against individuals, voltage pictures is suing 5,000 internet users who downloaded the oscarwinning film illegally. I have a real problem with the way the lawsuit is being prosecuted, but little doubt that most of the people targeted are actually guilty. Producers of the hurt locker to sue nearly 25,000 bittorrent users sean ludwig may 24, 2011 3. The producers behind the 2010 oscarwinner are suing nearly 25,000 people for pirating the movie online in the. Apr 24, 2012 voltage pictures, the movie studio that gained its fame by producing the academy awardwinning film the hurt locker and targeting 24,583 bittorrent users in a piracyrelated lawsuit last. Voltage pictures, the studio behind director kathryn bigelows oscarwinning film the hurt locker from last year, is apparently pursuing legal action against 24,583 bittorrent users for illegally downloading the video gameesque war thriller in enlisting law firm dunlap, grubb and weaver, the studios prosecution marks the largest bittorrent case in history, beating out. As was widely rumored and more or less confirmed by the rude email from hurt lockers. Interestingly, the makers do not seem to be sending takedown notices to torrent sites, most likely because that would ruin their business plan.
The hurt locker emerged from obscurity this past march when it won several commendations at the 82nd academy awards, including best picture and best director for kathryn bigelow. Hurt locker producers suing torrent downloaders toms. In total, 24,583 illegal downloads of the movie over. After filing a lawsuit against 24,583 individuals who allegedly downloaded the oscarwinning film the hurt locker, movie studio voltage pictures is at it again.
Nicholas, a boing boing reader in toronto, says, i read your article about how voltage pictures was planning to sue bittorrent users who downloaded their films. May 28, 2010 producers of oscarwinning film the hurt locker have made good on a promise to file lawsuits against people who illegally shared the movie via peertopeer networks voltage pictures. It stars jeremy renner, anthony mackie, brian geraghty, christian camargo, ralph fiennes, david morse, and guy pearce. Hurt locker producers suing torrent downloaders by jane mcentegart 14 may 2010 the producers of the award winning movie, the hurt locker are suing thousands of pirates for downloading the movie.
Hurt locker producers file suit against 2,514 bittorrent. Dec 22, 2011 the recordbreaking lawsuit, filed by the makers of the hurt locker against 24,583 alleged bittorrent users, has come to an end. Nearly 50,000 bittorrent users have been targeted in a sting over the past two months, accused of illegally downloading one of. The company that produced the hurt locker sued thousands of sofar unidentified people it says illegally downloaded the oscarwinning war movie, in. Voltage pictures, producers of the oscarwinning 2009 film the hurt locker, is suing 24,583 bittorrent users for downloading the. Producers of oscarwinning film the hurt locker have made good on a promise to file lawsuits against people who illegally shared the movie via peertopeer networks voltage pictures. Voltage pictures, the movie studio that gained its fame by producing the academy awardwinning film the hurt locker and targeting 24,583 bittorrent users in a. May 24, 2011 the hurt locker already won best picture now its gunning for biggest lawsuit. A few weeks ago the makers of the oscarwinning movie hurt locker indicated that they would sue tens of thousands of u. The producers of the oscarwinning the hurt locker are preparing a massive lawsuit against thousands of individuals who pirated the film online. The production studio behind the movie hurt locker, voltage pictures, is attempting to go after a record 24,583 illegal bittorrent users. Hurt locker producers to sue tens of thousands of file. Hurt locker lawsuit targets a recordbreaking 24,583 ip.
In a classic pay up or else scheme, the first 5,000 victims have now been officially reported to court. Hurt locker lawsuit targets recordbreaking 24,583 bittorrent users by andrew couts may 25, 2011 we have a new winner in the race to make movie fans give up on hollywood altogether. May 31, 2010 if you happened to download the hurt locker through bittorrent, you may be receiving a lawsuit from the films producers in your mailbox soon in one of the largest lawsuits filed against individuals, voltage pictures is suing 5,000 internet users who downloaded the oscarwinning film illegally. Hurt locker lawsuit targets 24,583 bittorrent users. Hurt locker producers launch recordbreaking lawsuit. Hurt locker producers suing torrent downloaders toms hardware. The hurt locker already won best picture now its gunning for biggest lawsuit.
May 12, 2010 the makers of the oscarwinning movie hurt locker have joined a very lucrative pay up or else scheme that will target tens of thousands of u. May 12, 2010 the producers of the hurt locker are preparing a massive lawsuit against tens of thousands of people who pirated the oscarwinning drama online. Those who have downloaded the oscarwinning movie the hurt locker via bittorrent may soon find themselves in a world of hurt, as the films producer has now filed a lawsuit against 5,000 bittorrent users. Despite a pending lawsuit against 5,000 hurt locker downloaders and the promises from its makers to sue even more, the film is still being downloaded by thousands of people every day. May 24, 2011 the firm accuses 24,583 unnamed, or john doe, defendants of unlawful sharing the hurt locker via bittorrent, the peertopeer filesharing network. Jun 10, 2011 the big news of the week is that 50,000 people who allegedly downloaded the hurt locker from bittorrent sites are being sued by voltage pictures, which produced the academy award winning film. November 8, 2010 1 comment ive been hearing through the grapevine that the hurt locker prosecution team has begun their next wave of lawsuits. Hurt locker bittorrent lawsuits continue, but with restraints. The firm accuses 24,583 unnamed, or john doe, defendants of unlawful sharing the hurt locker via bittorrent, the peertopeer filesharing network. The recordbreaking lawsuit, filed by the makers of the hurt locker against 24,583 alleged bittorrent users, has come to an end.
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