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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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Of course you have a purpose -- to find a purpose.
(Score: 2) by deimios on Saturday August 15 2015, @11:26AM
Are you sure he's dead? Are you positive, 100%, certain? Did you drive a stake through the hole where normal people have their heart?
After the SCO incident I'm pretty sure the only things surviving a nuclear holocaust are cockroaches and copyright trolls. And the cockroaches will wish they'd died in the nuclear blast...
(Score: 4, Touché) by wantkitteh on Saturday August 15 2015, @11:29AM
Nah, the cockroaches will be glad that they're still not the lowest form of life on the planet.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2015, @10:35PM
I won't believe it until the autopsy is finished.