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This is an info-graphic provided by some committed German guy. It shows the daily views of the video before and after the video-rights were sold to the swiss co

• atmosx 13y ago
  I wonder, on the basis of this, why can't victim get united and counter-sue? I think there are grounds for fraud and possible privacy breaches.
  • ikonos_de 13y ago
    Some people are counter-sueing. But it's risky (because not every judge understands the technical details, e.g. one court obviously mixed up streaming with ordinary file-sharing) and expensive. And last but not least it's embarrassing for many people because it's porn.
  • Xylakant 13y ago
    There's no equivalent in class action suits in germany. And then, the company claiming the copyright violation is a swiss company, so to counter-sue and receive a compensation for your costs and fees, you'd have to sue them in switzerland under swiss law. The claimed amount is low enough that it's way less costly to just pay up and leave it at that. For the general good it would be better if everybody countersued. However, what I can see coming in this case that the matter may proceed to become a criminal case against "The Archive" which then would be a different story. There's still hope.
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