Activision's copy lawsuits not connected to file sharing after all

Posted Sep 19, 2008 at 7:00PM by Karl B. Listed in: News Tags: Activision, lawsuits, RIAA
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A series of lawsuits filed by Activision has led to speculation that the publisher is now employing tactics similar to those employed by the RIAA to crack down on file sharers.

Speculation was further fueled by Activision's choice for lead attorney: Karin Pagnanelli, who has worked on quite a few file sharing cases for clients in the music business.

Pagnanelli, though, has recently told GamePolitics that the Activision lawsuits did not involve file sharing. In an email, Pagnanelli said that they "have never filed any litigation against a file-sharer on behalf of Activision."

With file sharing discounted as a possible reason, it looks like outright selling of burned copies of pirated games is the most likely one at this point. The settlement statements of the defendants mention that they "distributed and/or reproduced a copyrighted video game".

Activision filed six lawsuits in total, with the earliest dating back to 2007. Five were settled after the defendants agreed to pay Activision sums ranging from US$ 1,000 to US$ 100,000. The most recent case, filed against James R. Strickland, is still active.



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by emcp - 2008-09-20 05:33
» mmm

file sharing is one thing



but selling of property that isnt yours is another thing



i hope they die, and burn in hell



for those file sharers, if you do come across a game you really like PAY for it



such as resistance, this could be the psps break so support it dont pirate it

by Binary - 2008-09-20 19:55
» ok, off topic time

QJ what the hell?





Polls not closed for contest is overdue.

No weekend warrior (thank god but I missing quick jumps)

Downloads un-organized

Lacking on PSP homebrew updates

Listening our feedback and not doing a damn thing about it



Ever since you remove other sections, this site has been going down hill. Makes me wanna remove RSS feeds off my firefox and say ***** it! I've been here 2 years and its slowly becoming crap!





Maybe I just being too *****y since its 4am in the morning

by Matt-N - 2008-09-21 03:15
» ...

You hope they die and burn in hell? Bit over the top mate.

by PR Disaster - 2008-09-21 15:39
» Yes....

Looks like im not the only one on this site early morning. :)

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