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The really amusing part of this story is Prenda Law.[1] This was set up by a couple of lawyers as a copyright troll. However, those two lawyers were dumber tha
by PhantomGremlin 11y ago
The really amusing part of this story is Prenda Law.[1]
This was set up by a couple of lawyers as a copyright troll. However, those two lawyers were dumber than Beavis and Butt-head. They filed thousands of lawsuits, hoping for quick settlements. Instead, they were sanctioned by multiple Federal and State courts. With any luck they might actually wind up in Federal prison.
Ars links to numerous articles about them. The Wiki link also has lots of amusing information. So if you think popcorn tastes good, make yourself some and settle in for some very entertaining reading.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenda_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenda_Law
- Intermernet 11y agoReally, for the best, select commentary, you need go no further than popehat. http://popehat.com/tag/prenda-law/ http://popehat.com/tag/prenda-law/ Some of the judges presiding over these hearings have dropped quotes that will echo through legal chambers for years. Very entertaining indeed :-)
- invisible_dust 11y agoThat popcorn phrase makes me think you are of the SRS / SJW type. I do not like you.
- dang 11y agoPersonal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News. Please don't do this again. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html