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US Judge Slams Copyright Troll For Using His Court "Like an ATM" - TorrentFreak
A judge in the U.S. has issued one of the most scathing opinions ever seen in a copyright troll case. In response to an early discovery request by porn troll Strike 3 Holdings, Judge Royce C. Lamberth describes the plaintiff as a "cut-and-paste" serial litigant whose lawsuits "smack of extortion". The company runs away at the first sign of a defense, he added, while noting his court is being used "as an ATM".
[...] Going on to criticize Strike 3 for filing 1,849 cases in the past thirteen months, including 40 in his district, Judge Lamberth says that such serial litigants prey on low-hanging fruit then run away at the first sign of resistance.
"They don't seem to care about whether defendant actually did the infringing, or about developing the law. If a Billy Goat Gruff moves to confront a copyright troll in court, the troll cuts and runs back under its bridge," he writes.
"Perhaps the trolls fear a court disrupting their rinse-wash-and-repeat approach: file a deluge of complaints, ask the court to compel disclosure of the account holders; settle as many claims as possible; abandon the rest."
(Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Monday November 26 2018, @12:38PM
You don't need them, believe me. Because I'm looking out for you. And for all our beautiful American workers. Who I always put first.
People don't know this, I starred in porn too. The very best -- Playboy. With Darlene and Carol. The sexy twins. Years ago but it's still a big seller. Because of me. We didn't call it porn. We called it adult video. Because in those days it was only for adults. Darlene took off the clothes. Carol, clothes came off. And unfortunately I stayed in my clothes. Big mistake. Because a lot of rumors got started. Referring to my hands. If they're small, something else must be small. My whatever. WRONG!!! Trust me, they're not small. And it's not small. Just ask my kids. Ivanka (always my favorite). Don Jr., Erik. And Tiffany, wherever she is. I don't know what happened to that one. I used to follow her on Instagram. No more -- so boring!!
I'll tell you, the only way to solve the Copyright Theft problem is through toughness. When you catch a Copyright Thief, you got to put him away for a long time. I talked with President Xi of China, by the way. I said, Mr. President, do you have a Copyright Theft problem? "No, no, no, we do not." I said, huh. Big country, 1.4 billion people, right? Not much of a Copyright Theft problem. I said what do you attribute that to? "Well, the death penalty." And he is not playing games!!!