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Generally I agree with you but what's the definition of "blackmail" in terms of court of law? Basically everyone that settled a case in or out of the court was

Generally I agree with you but what's the definition of "blackmail" in terms of court of law? Basically everyone that settled a case in or out of the court was blackmailed? Doubt that. I think if someone is breaking the law and you tell them stop or I sue you, then its even offensive to call it a blackmail. Again, I don't look at this case from right-or-wrong point of view, as it seems it is a scam what they did. I'm rather interested whether the lady of justice will be blindfolded and find no crime was committed, or judge will hate them because its related to pornography and blackmailing.

pavel_lishin 10y ago
> I think if someone is breaking the law and you tell them stop or I sue you, then its even offensive to call it a blackmail. They didn't tell them "stop or I'll sue you" - they said "Give me $3,000 or I'll sue you, and by the way, it'll likely cost you more than $3,000 to defend yourself."
dragonwriter 10y ago
> Generally I agree with you but what's the definition of "blackmail" in terms of court of law The grandparent post used "blackmail" informally; they aren't charged with that, so it's definition in a court of law is tangential. They are charged with perjury, subornation of perjury, conspiracy to commit both perjury and subornation of perjury, and also charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. None of which would be an issue with fact-based copyright claims against people the person suing (and offering to settle) believed reasonably were (or even might be) guilty.