[META] WWE Files Major Lawsuit Against Bit Torrent Users

vcdupper | 25 points | Apr 10 2017 20:53:27

[META] WWE Files Major Lawsuit Against Bit Torrent Users | Megalinks MegaDB [META] WWE Files Major Lawsuit Against Bit Torrent Users

Posted By: Ben Kerin on Apr 10, 2017
Source: WorldiPreview.com

WWE has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a number of unknown bit torrent users on Thursday, April 6th in the United States District Court of Connecticut, according to worldipreview.com report.

The lawsuit alleges that the users “unlawfully acquire, reproduce, and distribute” the WWE Studios film Eliminators." “

"Eliminators" is a 2016 US action thriller film released by WWE Studios. WWE used forensic software to identify the IP addresses associated with the infringement; WWE is asking for actual damages, statutory damages of $150,000 per infringement, costs and jury trial.

[-] thebaldmaniac | 25 points | Apr 10 2017 21:54:18

Lol, I thought it would be for torrenting Wrestlemania or something, there are actually people in the world who downloaded a shitty WWE Studios movie?

[-] [deleted] | 4 points | Apr 10 2017 22:24:46

WWE Films had a hand in producing "Sleight" and I think that looks pretty damn good.

[-] Mccobsta | 13 points | Apr 10 2017 21:25:25

Better vpn up guys if your using public torrent sites

[-] JWOINK | 1 points | Apr 12 2017 04:14:27

would that include extratorrent?

[-] Mccobsta | 2 points | Apr 12 2017 08:14:41

Definitely any torrent site you can use with out a Acount realy needs a vpn

[-] greatflicks | 11 points | Apr 10 2017 21:05:48

Yikes

[-] joshmaaaaaaans | 10 points | Apr 10 2017 23:15:22

forensic software

What?

The only way I can see them getting the IP of someone is if either they are themselves hosting the torrent and monitoring incoming connections, or the ISP is passing along information. Am I wrong here? I'm not sure if it's possible to figure out who downloaded the torrent in the past if they weren't seeding at the time?

[-] Apocalypse_Gladiator | 7 points | Apr 11 2017 00:29:03

Leaning towards ISP probability.

[-] TheThanatosGambit | 7 points | Apr 11 2017 03:43:27

Am I wrong here?

Yes, you're wrong here. As long as you're in the swarm of a public tracker, logging your IP is a trivial | Megalinks MegaDB trivial task. By "forensic software", I assume they're referring to whatever software their anti-piracy trolls are using to harvest those IPs from the swarm.

[-] joshmaaaaaaans | 1 points | Apr 11 2017 15:20:39

Nice, thanks. Not that it really matters to me being in the UK, yet, I'll go download every episode of WWE ever created without using a VPN/Proxy and not give a fuck, lmao.

[-] Vex99 | 1 points | Apr 14 2017 04:08:40

LOL dont you read the news the UK is the worst place you can be for torrenting without a VPN, and soon you might go to prison for it, you should really read more

[-] joshmaaaaaaans | 0 points | Apr 14 2017 13:23:53

Lol.

[-] Apocalypse_Gladiator | 9 points | Apr 10 2017 21:57:36

This is why you should use a (paid) VPN!

[-] KennyPOV | 7 points | Apr 10 2017 22:34:54

$150,000 per infringement woosh

[-] Vex99 | 1 points | Apr 14 2017 04:09:06

they wont even get close to that

[-] TheGoodSheep | 4 points | Apr 10 2017 21:48:39

So what? Other companies did the same x times already. A friend of mine got a letter once as well. It's not news that torrents aren't safe, especially not on public trackers. Or do I miss something here?

[-] [deleted] | 3 points | Apr 10 2017 23:16:35

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[-] TheThanatosGambit | 6 points | Apr 11 2017 03:13:52

There are some serious flaws in your logic here:

A) It doesn't matter what is or isn't on your hard drive. All they have to prove is that the bytes for the file in question were flowing in and out of your network (if they're working with your ISP, then they'll have you dead to rights.)

B) This isn't a criminal procedure, it's a civil one. There are important distinctions between the two, especially regarding the burden of proof. "Innocent until proven guilty beyond all reasonable doubt" applies to criminal trials, which this isn't.

IP address isn't enough to prove it was you; there are well established precedents for this

I have no idea what precedents you're referring to, but they don't care who specifically did the torrenting, it's the account holder that will be held responsible. Much like if someone ditched a pound of meth in your house and it was discovered by the police, the owner/lease-holder can, and often is, held responsible under such circumstances.

Edit: Now let's all take a second to reflect on the importance of not taking legal advice from random people, myself included, on piracy forums.