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[–] frankenmine 3 points 1 point (+4|-3) ago 

The Washington Post is corrupt and should be archived in the OP. It doesn't deserve our support. Please keep this in mind for future posts.

Also, please see:

https://voat.co/v/news/comments/1315115

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[–] Quintus_Sertorius 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

I bet they though people would just settle quickly and quietly, too afraid to have their porn habits exposed. That will teach them.

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[–] Y8goKTH959VCLKty8xIz 1 point 4 points (+5|-1) ago 

Is this classified as entrapment ?

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[–] AlphaWookie 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago  (edited ago)

No. Read the article. Oh fuck I'll save you the time. Wire fraud.

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[–] klobos 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

I think entrapment needs to be the government/police doing this. This apparently is considered mail and wire fraud.

"On Friday, federal prosecutors unsealed an 18-count indictment charging Hansmeier and Steele with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit and suborn perjury, and other charges."

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[–] ConservativeDev 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I hate lawyers.

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[–] cynoclast [S] ago 

What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?

A good start.

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[–] terren 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The Judge's language when he penalises them is amazing starting with this quote "“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” —Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)." https://popehat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PendaSanctionsOrder.pdf

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[–] derram 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

https://archive.is/RILQk :

Feds indict two men in alleged $6 million ‘porno-trolling’ extortion scheme - The Washington Post

'Prosecutors allege the men netted some $6 million between 2011 and 2014 by threatening fraudulent copyright lawsuits against hundreds of unwitting victims. '

'On Friday, federal prosecutors unsealed an 18-count indictment charging Hansmeier and Steele with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit and suborn perjury, and other charges. '

'After a while, judges started to catch on, among them Wright, from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. '

'The attorneys, who ran a firm called Prenda Law, would use shell companies to buy up copyrights for pornographic movies, then upload those movies to file-sharing websites such as Pirate Bay, where they would monitor who downloaded them. '

'First, judges started limiting their ability to sue multiple defendants in the same suit. '

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[–] AlphaWookie 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Wire Fraud and mail fraud.

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[–] DiscontentedMajority 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Techdirt has tons of stories about these guys if anyone is interested.

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