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How do we know that Strike 3, the production company, is not purposely uploading the torrents and then preying on users?
by asciii 3y ago
How do we know that Strike 3, the production company, is not purposely uploading the torrents and then preying on users?
- achenet 3y agothey probably are. From what the article says, the lawsuits are actually more lucrative than the actual films they make.
- reaperman 3y agoSomeone else tried that and went to prison. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/prenda-law-porn-troll-saga-ends-with-prison-for-founder/#:~:text=Former%20attorney%20John%20Steele%20was,to%20be%20prime%2Dtime%20TV https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/prenda-law-porn-....
- achenet 3y agothe article mentions that in this case, what they're doing does actually seem legal, as opposed to the Prenda case (which the article also mentions)
- reaperman 3y agoYes I was just responding to the hypothetical of if they creating and seeding torrents of their own content, which is not something that is alleged against Strike 3 Holdings at this time.
- skywhopper 3y agoThat would certainly be an easy way to collect IP addresses of the "pirates".
- Tanoc 3y agoThey have a history of doing that, actually. Leonard French has a few videos discussing their tactics.