Canadian File Sharing Plaintiff Admits To Copyright Trolling 87
An anonymous reader writes "Canipre, a
Montreal-based intellectual property rights enforcement firm, has
admitted
that it is behind the Voltage file sharing lawsuits involving
TekSavvy in what is described as a 'speculative invoicing' scheme.
Often referred to as copyright trolling, speculative invoicing
involves sending hundreds or thousands of demand letters alleging
copyright infringement and seeking thousands of dollars in
compensation. Those cases rarely — if ever — go to court as the
intent is simply to scare enough people into settling in order to
generate a profit. The Canipre
admission is important because it is consistent with
arguments that the case involves copyright trolling and that the
Canadian Federal Court should not support the scheme by ordering
the disclosure of subscriber contact information."
Yeah (Score:5, Insightful)
'speculative invoicing' I think the correct term would be blackmail.
Fraud? (Score:5, Insightful)
IANAL, but why isn't this simply considered fraud, and prosecuted as such?
Re:the appropriate response (Score:4, Insightful)
Absolutely not.
I'm not worried about receiving a letter from them, but I absolutely do not want them to have my contact information at all. Who's to say what they're going to do with that information besides launch a bullshit lawsuit? They may still be able to make money off it, even if not a single suit gets filed.
Re:Fraud? (Score:4, Insightful)
Because, theoretically, there actually has been a crime committed in which they are actually the victims. As such, they have a right to defend their properties.
Whether they actually intend to prosecute it is irrelevant, when considering whether they have an entitlement to do so.
sucks, don't it?