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Accused Movie Pirate Sues for Defamation and Millions in Damages
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 24 2012 @ 12:05 PM EDT
One of the many alleged BitTorrent users to fall victim to copyright trolls in recent years has launched an impressive counterattack against a plaintiff who accused him of downloading an adult movie. Jeff Fantalis of Louisville wants millions of dollars in damages for defamation, emotional distress and invasion of privacy, plus a prominent retraction in a local newspaper.

Fantalis further asks the court to rule that porn can’t be copyrighted as it is not a “useful art.”

[...]

Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how the court responds to this counterclaim.

While there is no guarantee that there will be a ruling on any or all counts, the counter-suit has a wealth of information for other defendants and lawyers. As Jane Doe points out, the filing in itself contains the best explanation of the copyright trolls’ “extortion” scheme that exists to date.

Ernesto, TorrentFreak

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Something new....
Authored by: tiger99 on Tuesday, July 24 2012 @ 02:35 PM EDT
Link

Just happened to be in a regular email newsletter from Globalspec. I have to wonder if it is patentable, as probably every single technique he is using is quite old.

I can never share the vision of aircraft for the masses, which surfaces frequently, as in some places the skies are crowded already, and most people can't even drive a car very well, but certainly the world does need transportation of all types which is more fuel efficient than what we have now.

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MS patents 'silently recording communications`
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 24 2012 @ 07:52 PM EDT
"Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to silently recording communications .. Because of the way in which the data has been modified, the protocol entity selects a path that includes the recording agent. The recording agent is then able to silently record the communication." link

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