Porn Purveyors’ Use of Copyright Lawsuits Has Judges Seeing Red
- Two pornographers were jailed for coercing settlements
- Critics say Congress should act to limit filing of suits
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Pornography producers and sellers account for the lion’s share of copyright-infringement lawsuits in the U.S. -- and judges may have seen enough.
The courts are cracking down on porn vendors that file thousands of lawsuits against people for downloading and trading racy films on home computers, using tactics a judge called a “high tech shakedown.” In one case, two men were jailed in a scheme that netted $6 million in settlements.