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Restitution from Prenda 'Copyright Trolls'

posted by Fnord666 on Monday April 29 2019, @06:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the about-time dept.

number11 writes:

Possible restitution from Prenda copyright trolls

Know anybody who got extorted by settled out of court with Steele Hansmeier/Prenda/Alpha Law, Anti-Piracy Group, AF Holdings, Ingenuity 13, Guava LLC, Livewire, or LW Systems for (allegedly or actually) downloading porn vids?

After admitting to several criminal acts, Prenda Law attorneys John Steele and Paul Hansmeier will be sentenced a few weeks from now. In addition to prison sentences, the court may order the two to pay restitution. To facilitate this process, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the District of Minnesota is inviting victims of the fraudulent anti-piracy lawyers to come forward.

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday April 29 2019, @07:01PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday April 29 2019, @07:01PM (#836354) Journal

    What they did was "law and order" too, Arik. This isn't a case of lawlessness suddenly turning into law; it's a case of the law finally aligning closer with morals. Don't confuse the two.

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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Monday April 29 2019, @09:59PM

    by Arik (4543) on Monday April 29 2019, @09:59PM (#836414) Journal
    It's a case of people who broke the law, repeatedly for years, and profited from it. In part, due to their proximity to the justice system. It *is* a case of a long-running criminal enterprise, one which particularly brought the justice system itself into question, finally being brought down.

    "it's a case of the law finally aligning closer with morals."

    The law hasn't changed. It's just enforcement that's been very slow.
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