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Paul Duffy, an attorney for the Prenda Law, died on Monday, a Cook County Medical Examiner spokesperson said, adding that the cause of death is still pending and could take up to three months to confirm. The Madison Recorder noted that Duffy died at a Chicago hospital. He was 55.
Prenda made millions by suing Internet users for allegedly downloading porn illegally, banking on the fact that most of the people receiving its lawsuit threats would choose to settle rather than endure the cost and embarrassment of a lawsuit—even if they did nothing wrong. Duffy was considered a principal for Prenda Law, but he also worked closely with John Steele and Paul Hansemeier, who were affiliated with Prenda's litigation.
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Prenda-Linked Copyright Trolling Lawyer Paul Duffy Dead at Age 55
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Life is to you a dashing and bold adventure.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @10:17AM
Richard Matthew Stallman
Marshall Kirk McKusick
Linus Benedict Torvalds
Death is inevitable, after all. Who wants to start a betting pool on when these old folks will drop dead?
(Score: 1, Troll) by mendax on Saturday August 15 2015, @10:57AM
Well, I won't morn the passing of Linus whenever it happens. Aside from the fact that he appears to be a first-class asshole, he said [bloomberg.com] recently that he's confident that Linux will continue without him. Well, what's keeping him? ;-)
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @11:14AM
Wouldn't it be funny if Linus dies before Kirk and everybody switches to BSD.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @12:15PM
Actually I wouldn't. These people have actually contributed to humanity in a positive way. So no, I wouldn't celebrate their deaths, but I would celebrate their birthdays even after they die.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 15 2015, @01:34PM
You can't beat first class! And, just think - where would you be without an asshole? Ain't nothin' wrong with assholes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 16 2015, @04:12AM
I doubt he was born a first-class asshole. It was probably people like you that turned him into one--I know this first hand because it's happening to me!
Or, to put it another way, Linus Torvalds has made an invaluable contribution to society. WTF have YOU done?
Oh, and I'm definitely happy that one scumbag has left the earth. Now if Pottering and his ilk would do the same (or at least admit they work for M$ or Oracle), I'd be even happier!
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 15 2015, @01:31PM
When the fuck did Linus get old? The little turd is little more than a kid! Alright, 45 ain't a kid no more, but OLD?!?!?!
Stallman's got one of those faces - he probably looked old before he got out of high school. McKusick? Ehhh - 61. He's getting there.
(Score: 2, Touché) by ghost on Sunday August 16 2015, @12:36AM
(Score: 2) by mendax on Tuesday August 18 2015, @12:54AM
It seems that the comment I made about Linus Torvalds may have implied a certain type of animosity toward him. If the Nobel folks gave prizes for achievements in computer science, Linus should receive one. In fact, both Linus and Richard Stallman should receive it jointly. Linux is just a kernel; the GNU Project's work made it possible to be a practical operating system. Linux and the GNU Project combined made it possible so many things possible that could not have happened without the existence of a free, open-source operating system. We (and I) are forever in their debt.
But that does not change the fact that Linus's behavior toward those who do Linux kernel development is dictatorial. Humility does not seem to be something he knows much about. Of course, compared to Steve Ballmer, Linus is an arrogant mouse. Still, a person can accomplish great things, do work that benefits humanity in unimaginable ways, and still be an asshole. I recall the great Vulcan proverb: Only Nixon can go to China. It can be arguably said that Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972 opened the door for the creation of the modern China we have today, and that was a great diplomatic achievement. But both Nixon and Henry Kissinger, the man who made that visit possible, are both assholes.
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Friday August 21 2015, @11:00AM
Will you celebrate these deaths also?
And do you still beat your wife?
systemd is Roko's Basilisk