Unlike their commercial counterparts, who have concentrated on taking down the filesharing sites themselves, indie film producers in the US are taking on individual pirates through their ISP account records.
A group calling itself
US Copyright Group offers a service to copyright holders who want to track illegal use of their content and sue the end users.
They promise to ..." protect your rights and recover a portion of your losses at little or no cost."
The US Copyright Group sends demands for mass identification of infringers, which they follow up with cease-and-desist letters or lawsuits.
They have run into a bit of a snag, though.
Some ISPs, notably Time Warner, have objected to providing lists of copyright-infringing subscribers.
Their argument is that it would take too much time and take resources away from more serious investigations.
This is hot on the heels of the LimeWire decision, in which a US federal judge ruled that LimeWire "..has not taken meaningful steps to mitigate infringement..”, paving the way for settlements to the tune of $150,000 per infringement.
This will bankrupt the company.
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