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I have a hard time seeing this being followed through with. Are they going to personally sue 10k people? I would guess that they just want a few hundred people

by bryanh 16y ago

I have a hard time seeing this being followed through with. Are they going to personally sue 10k people? I would guess that they just want a few hundred people to settle for a couple thousand dollars and call it a day.

anigbrowl 16y ago
If they get victory in a test case (IP address + BitTorrent tracker records + hurtlocker.zip = piracy), they can move for summary judgment against other infringers on the same basis.
- bryanh 16y ago
  Interesting.
ZachPruckowski 16y ago
Probably a huge percentage of them will settle. The RIAA sued 18,000 people via John Doe suits, and those turned into 7,000 suits against named individuals (so 11,000 either settled or the RIAA couldn't get a real name or just dropped the case). Of those 7000, pretty much all of them settled. Bottom line, of the 18,000 people they went after, they've had to actually fight like 100 in court, and there were only 3 or so trials. So 10,000 suits might seem huge, but with 99% of them ending before the first two-party hearing, it's much more manageable. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/has-the-riaa-sued-18000-people-or-35000.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/has-the-riaa...