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Prenda-Linked Copyright Trolling Lawyer Paul Duffy Dead at Age 55

posted by takyon on Saturday August 15 2015, @08:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the dancing-on-graves dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

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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  • (Score: 2) by bradley13 on Saturday August 15 2015, @09:51AM

    by bradley13 (3053) on Saturday August 15 2015, @09:51AM (#223207) Homepage Journal

    The obvious tactic will be to shift all blame for everything to Duffy. That would be unfortunate, as he was not the only slimeball involved in the Prenda scheme.

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday August 15 2015, @03:21PM

    by Bot (3902) on Saturday August 15 2015, @03:21PM (#223284) Journal

    If that happens, I'd double check the causes of death. You do not usually wait for the scapegoat to die from natural causes.

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    • (Score: 2) by frojack on Saturday August 15 2015, @04:04PM

      by frojack (1554) on Saturday August 15 2015, @04:04PM (#223290) Journal

      And it usually doesn't take three months to determine the cause of death.

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      • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @06:11PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @06:11PM (#223315)

        They still haven't found the head. It's too far up his ass to get.

        • (Score: 2) by Bot on Monday August 17 2015, @08:30PM

          by Bot (3902) on Monday August 17 2015, @08:30PM (#224087) Journal

          >too far up his ass
          The one time that a rabbit could show up near a Duffy, ask "what's up doc?" and have an exhaustive answer, at last.

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