overage of one of the Web’s biggest copyright trolls. The cable company is also putting pressure on TorrentFreak’s Web host to take the blog offline. Unfortunately, Comcast, or a company that helps enforce its copyrights online, doesn’t seem to understand how public records work.
Last week, TorrentFreak reported on Prenda Law’s alleged decision to upload professional porn to a filesharing site in hopes of attracting illegal downloaders that Prenda could then sue for infringement.
In response to a subpoena, Comcast filed a document confirming the link between Prenda and the uploaded files.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/21/oops-comcast-forgot-that-court-records-are-public-documents/
Last week, TorrentFreak reported on Prenda Law’s alleged decision to upload professional porn to a filesharing site in hopes of attracting illegal downloaders that Prenda could then sue for infringement.
In response to a subpoena, Comcast filed a document confirming the link between Prenda and the uploaded files.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/21/oops-comcast-forgot-that-court-records-are-public-documents/