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Nu Image goes after more pirates, this time suing Popcorn Time users
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article published on 2 September, 2015
Indie studio Millenium and its infamous affiliate Nu Image are now going after Popcorn Time users who allegedly viewed 2015's 'Survivor' starring Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich.
The companies claim that 16 users in Oregon, U.S., were responsible for over 10,000 unauthorized downloads of the film.
Each of the 16 have been accused of downloading and distributing multiple copies of ... [ read the full article ]
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Clam_Up
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2. September 2015 @ 19:33 |
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No, I wouldn't steal a car.
I also wouldn't work in a factory for a few months and expect to get paid for the rest of my life for it either.
Unlimited Copyright Duration: It's a crime.
...just sayin'
When laws allow unlimited ownership of ideas, it is to a society as iron fusion is to the core of a star.
When verified realities lead us to anger, we must learn to reevaluate our beliefs.
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g_slide
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2. September 2015 @ 21:43 |
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They always go after people downloading these crappy movies because they didn't make a good profit at the theaters.
This is their way to create extra income, it's like showing reruns of TV shows like Seinfield in order to get extra income. No one wanted to pay to see this movie, so they rather sacrifice getting caught downloading it... not too smart but oh well.
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adre02
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2. September 2015 @ 22:54 |
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Physically taking would be me breaking into the studio and stealing the masters.
This is superman
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vanarie
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2. September 2015 @ 22:58 |
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It's ironic that they would sue ppl who viewed 2015's 'Survivor' starring Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich because it was an utter piece of shit movie - the worst. Nu Image should be sending the viewers checks to compensate for wasting their valuable time watching such trash.
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megadunderhead
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2. September 2015 @ 23:01 |
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Honestly i laughed at this because you didn't bust crackle or even netflix when this god awful piece of garbage went live on there service by accident for a week in which reviewers even gave it one star there its not are fault you made a piece of worthless shat
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megadunderhead
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2. September 2015 @ 23:03 |
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and please explain something as well the same protocols that popcorn time uses is the same the xbox one popcorn flix uses and you didn't go after them for streaming tv shows and movies
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scorpNZ
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2. September 2015 @ 23:17 |
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Originally posted by g_slide:
They always go after people downloading these crappy movies because they didn't make a good profit at the theaters.
This is their way to create extra income, it's like showing reruns of TV shows like Seinfield in order to get extra income. No one wanted to pay to see this movie, so they rather sacrifice getting caught downloading it... not too smart but oh well.
They aren't downloaders they're seeders.
Personally i wouldn't give them a dime more than the movie was worth to hire on dvd & that goes for the downloaders if they manage to get tracked.
This instant fine thing without going to court sounds like they may not be confident of getting the 750 they're asking for,but instead a much lesser amount,either that or there's a cost to take to court issue or perhaps the perps have no way of paying an extortionist amount
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Wyattspop
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3. September 2015 @ 00:36 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
Originally posted by g_slide:
They always go after people downloading these crappy movies because they didn't make a good profit at the theaters.
This is their way to create extra income, it's like showing reruns of TV shows like Seinfield in order to get extra income. No one wanted to pay to see this movie, so they rather sacrifice getting caught downloading it... not too smart but oh well.
They aren't downloaders they're seeders.
Personally i wouldn't give them a dime more than the movie was worth to hire on dvd & that goes for the downloaders if they manage to get tracked.
This instant fine thing without going to court sounds like they may not be confident of getting the 750 they're asking for,but instead a much lesser amount,either that or there's a cost to take to court issue or perhaps the perps have no way of paying an extortionist amount
My man Scorp, testify! This was done entirely to generate publicity for a "straight-to-DVD" lemon, in hopes that it would draw some interest. Does anyone think the $750 would help them recover lost profits? What's more, the downloaders would never have paid to see this film. The studio would want to prove in court that they lost revenue, it's incredibly difficult to prove the DL'ers intended to buy a ticket had they not pirated it.
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8686
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3. September 2015 @ 07:36 |
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I love to read all these comments of people defending these guys that got caught. These guys broke the law. Plain and simple. They took something that didnt belong to them and they gave it to other people. They got caught and yeah it sucks. How would you feel if you put your time and money into a project and someone took it without paying for it? its like a guy playing with fire gets burned and everyone in here is saying that fire had no right to be that hot.
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hearme0
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3. September 2015 @ 10:26 |
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Anyone using PT KNOWING it uses torrents or even some idea of how this piece of crap program works, deserves punishment!!!
This program holds no secrets to its illicit nature. Cool program but it's rampantly jacking software from torrent sites like Kickass and TPB.
I really want to say ANYONE using this but even I was unknowing at the time of inception so a little understanding is necessary. Sadly, everyone will play the dumbshit card and say "I didn't know blah blah blah"
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Clam_Up
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3. September 2015 @ 14:20 |
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Originally posted by 8686:
I love to read all these comments of people defending these guys that got caught. These guys broke the law. Plain and simple. They took something that didnt belong to them and they gave it to other people. They got caught and yeah it sucks. How would you feel if you put your time and money into a project and someone took it without paying for it? its like a guy playing with fire gets burned and everyone in here is saying that fire had no right to be that hot.
I agree completely that media and digital content should have absolute protections for a limited time. But not for the lifetime plus 99 years of the author. Lifetime Copyright duration is ridiculous. It's an affront to freedom and creativity everywhere. It wouldn't be so bad if it actually protected what it was created to protect: performances of works of art. But that's changed. Now it protects ideas. And it protects them, honestly, forever. That's where the problem is.
So many corporations exist today solely because Copyright had much shorter duration about a hundred years ago. If it had the duration it has today, you can wipe several multi-billion dollar corporations from existence because they made their fortunes on expired works of the past. And that's what the future of Copyright risks. That's as real a loss to us as the losses being considered by Nu Image.
Copyright Law is out of control. I know one day people will figure it out, but I fear by then it'll probably be too late.
When laws allow unlimited ownership of ideas, it is to a society as iron fusion is to the core of a star.
When verified realities lead us to anger, we must learn to reevaluate our beliefs.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 3. September 2015 @ 14:24
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roberto7d
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3. September 2015 @ 22:00 |
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It's a reasonable solution, but could be better, make it possible to watch a movie paying a monthly fee as Netiflix where the compensation would be allocated among the assisted films.
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