Filmmakers Want WOW! to Block Pirate Sites & Disconnect Repeat Infringers * TorrentFreak
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Movie Companies Want U S Internet Provider Frontier to Block Pirate Sites * TorrentFreak
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Several movie companies have obtained a DMCA subpoena to identify 25 account holders whose IP-addresses were caught sharing pirated content. This is an effective shortcut without any oversight from a federal judge. It significantly reduces costs and legal hurdles to go after alleged pirates. However, this procedure is not undisputed.
Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of people have been accused of sharing pirated content via BitTorrent.
File-sharing lawsuits are a common phenomenon in US courts as well. Hundreds of new cases are filed every year, with most targeting a single defendant per lawsuit.
Most of these cases follow a procedure that’s well defined. The copyright holder files a complaint and requests a subpoena from the court requiring an ISP to identify the account holder connected to the ‘infringing’ IP-address. This request is then reviewed by a judge, who may or may not sign off on it.