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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-10 10:46 PM
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Another win !!!!!US Copyright Group Drops Cases Against Thousands of BitTorrent Users
The US Copyright Group (USCG) campaign to turn piracy into profit is starting to fall apart.

Today, the anti-piracy lawyers dropped 97% of the alleged BitTorrent file-sharers from the Far Cry case because of a lack of jurisdiction.
This setback seriously limits the profitability of the law firm’s business model, and is a clear victory for thousands of people who were pressured to pay expensive settlements.

More:

http://torrentfreak.com/us-copyright-group-drops-cases-against-thousands-of-bittorrent-users-101206/
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-10 10:58 PM
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1. So are they going to return the domains to their rightful owners?
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-10 11:21 PM
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2. Dunno. Probably.
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