Appeal Court Affirms Piracy Liability Verdict Against ISP Grande, Vacates $47m Damages Award * TorrentFreak
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the copyright infringement verdict against ISP Grande but vacated the $47m damages award.
walden
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Seems like the electric companies should also pay a hefty fine, as they provided the needed infrastructure to enable the piracy. /s

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I don’t think this should be sarcasm, the power companies are liable in the same way

walden
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It’s sarcasm because nobody should be held liable.

Venia Silente
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Technically the media conglomerates should be the ones to be sued: they provide material to be pirated in the first place!

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