Jul 07, 2010 for hurt locker sharers, good and bad news. Us army master sergeant jeffrey sarver sued the makers of the film the hurt locker for misappropriating his life story. Jul 05, 2010 despite a pending lawsuit against 5,000 hurt locker downloaders and the promises from its makers to sue even more, the film is still being downloaded by thousands of people every day. Producers of oscarwinning film the hurt locker have made good on a promise to file lawsuits against people who illegally shared the movie via peertopeer networks voltage pictures. Sarver, who believes that the hurt locker screenwriter, mark boal, based virtually all of the situations in the. May 18, 2010 nicholas, a boing boing reader in toronto, says, i read your article about how voltage pictures was planning to sue bittorrent users who downloaded their films. Local hurt locker director seeks lawsuits dismissal director kathryn bigelow c, winner of best director award for the hurt locker, with cohosts steve martin and alec baldwin, onstage. Whilst downloading, he says he realized it was illegal, and then remembered itunes. He tells the hollywood reporter, you can guess that relative to the films weve pursued already, the order of magnitude is much higher with hurt locker. Hurt locker piracy still popular, despite lawsuits. Copyright 2006 first draft revisions property of first light, inc. The hurt locker lawsuits branch out across the country.
Mar 03, 2010 the producers of the hurt locker have been named as defendants in a lawsuit claiming that the films main character is based on a reallife army sergeant. The movie hurt locker is a major contender for best picture. Sep 19, 2011 the hurt locker law suits only hurt the producers and actors that appeared in this production. The hurt locker producers launch lawsuit attack against pirates. Oct, 2011 a federal judge in california has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an iraqi war veteran who claimed to be the inspiration behind the academy award winning film, the hurt locker. A federal judge oks mass lawsuits against suspected illegal file sharers to proceed, but she has serious questions about fairness. The hurt locker is protected by the first amendment courtesy of summit entertainment the 9th circuit rules that an iraqi war veterans lawsuit would violate the u. Bittorrent lawsuits over movie downloads are the new napster cases. Jun 10, 2011 a spokesman for voltage pictures, the hurt locker studio, defended the sweeping lawsuits. May 21, 2010 whilst downloading, he says he realized it was illegal, and then remembered itunes. May 28, 2010 producers of oscarwinning film the hurt locker have made good on a promise to file lawsuits against people who illegally shared the movie via peertopeer networks voltage pictures. May 11, 2010 the producers of the oscarwinning the hurt locker are preparing a massive lawsuit against thousands of individuals who pirated the film online.
Makers of the awardwinning film hurt locker have now broken the record for most. Nicholas, a boing boing reader in toronto, says, i read your article about how voltage pictures was planning to sue bittorrent users who downloaded. I do not consider the tens of thousands of defendants sued in the hurt locker and expendables cases. The main character in the film has a different name, but many. Law school prof looking to challenge hurt locker lawsuits. Why its getting harder to sue illegal movie downloaders mother. Although this appears to be good news for the defendants, the. We have information from your isp that says you downloaded the hurt locker using bittorrent. Hurt locker lawsuit target pirates hollywood reporter. Voltage, the studio behind films such as the hurt locker and dallas. Nobody gets sued for illegally downloading movies, right. The recordbreaking lawsuit, filed by the makers of the hurt locker against 24,583 alleged bittorrent users, has come to an end. If they do, consumers will win, and the industry will be hit with a devastating loss not just here in canada, but world wide on this issue.
May 12, 2010 the hurt locker producers voltage pictures has declared war on piracy and is planning to sue thousands of people who have illegally downloaded the academy awardwinning picture on the popular. The hurt locker producers launch lawsuit attack against. Hope you didnt download the hurt locker with bittorrent because it looks like the films producers may be coming after you. The producers of the hurt locker have been named as defendants in a lawsuit claiming that the films main character is based on a reallife army sergeant. The screenwriter for the film, mark boal, spent time with sarvers unit in iraq and wrote a piece about his life story for playboy magazine. The producers of the oscarwinning the hurt locker are preparing a massive lawsuit against thousands of individuals who pirated the film online. It stars jeremy renner, anthony mackie, brian geraghty, christian camargo, ralph fiennes, david morse, and guy pearce. I dont think the producers of the hurt locker have enough guts to launch lawsuits in canada.
A spokesman for voltage pictures, the hurt locker studio, defended the sweeping lawsuits. Sep 19, 2011 appeared in the toronto star on september 18, 2011 as hurt locker file sharing lawsuits put the hurt on everyone. According to torrentfreak, the hurt locker remained in the top 25 movies downloaded in june, more than a year after it first became available on. Oct 01, 2011 last may the movie production company filed lawsuits against 24,583 people, claiming they had illegally downloaded a pirated copy of the hurt locker, which won the best picture academy award in 2010.
The law firm has begun leveraging the work of outside lawyers to file lawsuits in various states against users accused of illegally downloading movies like the hurt locker. But some are now alleging that the movie, which claims to be based on fictional characters, is actually based on a real life man. Hurt locker lawsuit doesnt affect bittorrent downloads. He was reading around on the internet, and saw this whole thing. The film earned near universal acclaim from critics, who praised bigelows directing, the cast, writing, and action sequences. Hurt locker team about to blast tens of thousands of bittorrent downloaders with lawsuit the hollywood reporter this week broke news that voltage pictures, which produced of the academy awardwinning film the hurt locker, has teamed up with a law firm going by the alias. Voltage pictures, producers of the oscarwinning 2009 film the hurt locker, is suing 24,583 bittorrent users for downloading the film. Dec 22, 2011 the recordbreaking lawsuit, filed by the makers of the hurt locker against 24,583 alleged bittorrent users, has come to an end. When james, the main character in the oscarwinning movie the hurt locker, straps on his blastresistant suit, he undergoes a transformation. Hurt locker file sharing lawsuits put the hurt on everyone mon, 20110919 20. The hurt locker producers voltage pictures has declared war on piracy and is planning to sue thousands of people who have illegally downloaded the. May, 2010 hope you didnt download the hurt locker with bittorrent because it looks like the films producers may be coming after you. These latter lawsuits are backed by voltage pictures. According to torrentfreak, the studio has filed a new lawsuit in florida against 2,514 unnamed defendants, all of whom are accused of illegally.
In 2011, for example, the producers for hurt locker sued almost 25,000. He went and bought a copy of it in hd he added, and then watched it and thought nothing of it. A buddy of mine about a month ago downloaded the hurt locker from a torrent utorrent to be exact after searching netflix, zune marketplace, etc. I didnt download the movie, but several of my friends in. The company that produced the hurt locker sued thousands of sofar unidentified people it says illegally downloaded the oscarwinning war. He was reading around on the internet, and saw this whole thing with the hurt locker lawsuits, and then checked to see what happened with his. As was widely rumored and more or less confirmed by the rude email from hurt lockers. How to download vimeo videos how to make a minecraft server.
Sep 06, 2018 voltage, the studio behind films such as the hurt locker and dallas buyers club, has ties to all 17 of the movies involved in the lawsuits cited above. Oct 01, 2011 more than 20,000 defendants have been dismissed from a lawsuit involving illegal online filesharing of the movie the hurt locker. The hurt locker lawsuits branch out across the country ars. File sharing lawsuits involving the movie the hurt locker have been big news in the united states for months as tens of thousands of lawsuits. Despite a pending lawsuit against 5,000 hurt locker downloaders and the promises from its makers to sue even more, the film is still being downloaded by thousands of people every day. According to the complaint filed against west virginia resident linaka stein, the firm is accusing her of using bittorrent to download the hurt locker. Hurt locker filesharing lawsuits put the hurt on everyone the star. Hurt locker file sharing lawsuits put the hurt on everyone. District court judge has dismissed the lawsuit alleging that the makers of the hurt locker improperly used the story of a real iraqi bombdisposal expert in their oscarwinning film.
The lawsuit is one of thousands that have been brought by companies. Last may the movie production company filed lawsuits against 24,583 people, claiming they had illegally downloaded a pirated copy of the hurt locker, which won. Hurt locker lawsuits may reach canadians, too slashdot. Voltage, the studio behind films such as the hurt locker and dallas buyers club, has ties to all 17 of the movies involved in the lawsuits cited above. The hurt locker is a 2008 american action war thriller drama film directed by kathryn bigelow and written by mark boal. The maker of the iraq war movie the hurt locker has sent letters to more than two dozen quebec residents accused of illegally downloading.
Appeared in the toronto star on september 18, 2011 as hurt locker file sharing lawsuits put the hurt on everyone. But as of this writing, it is still planning on moving forward with a new round of lawsuits for people who illegally watched the hurt locker. A federal judge in california has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an iraqi war veteran who claimed to be the inspiration behind the academy award. In a recent interview with terry gross on fresh air. Hurt locker lawsuit targets recordbreaking 24,583 bittorrent users. Hurt locker producers file 5000 lawsuits against downloaders. Theyre looking at a multimillion dollar infringement. May 29, 2010 this has been some time coming, but today its official. This has been some time coming, but today its official. The film follows an iraq war explosive ordnance disposal team who are targeted by insurgents, and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Hurt locker lawsuit targets recordbreaking 24,583 bittorrent users by andrew couts may 25, 2011 we have a new winner in the race to make movie fans give up on hollywood altogether. As was widely rumored and more or less confirmed by the rude email from hurt locker s. During the iraq war, a sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
With jeremy renner, anthony mackie, brian geraghty, guy pearce. Most of hurt lockers downloading lawsuit defendants dismissed. The free software program lets users swap and download large media files. More than 20,000 defendants have been dismissed from a lawsuit involving illegal online filesharing of the movie the hurt locker.
Jul 06, 2010 academy award winner the hurt locker has proven to be a hit among file sharers, even a year after it was first released so much so that a lawsuit targeting bittorrent users sharing the file has failed to impact the number of users downloading it. The hurt locker premiered at the 2008 venice international film festival before it was released in the united states on june 26, 2009, by summit entertainment. The hurt locker piracy lawsuit dismisses 90 percent of defendants. May 28, 2010 as was widely rumored and more or less confirmed by the rude email from hurt locker s. The company that produced the hurt locker sued thousands of sofar unidentified people it says illegally downloaded the oscarwinning war movie, in one of the most direct efforts by the movie. The makers of the film brought the suit against a recordbreaking. Lawsuit doesnt deter hurt locker file sharing gigaom. Approximately 90% of defendants in a piracy lawsuit launched by the producers of movie the hurt locker have been dropped from the case. I am also not using data on lawsuits related to pornography which compose the vast majority. Lawsuit against hurt locker filmmakers thrown out updated. Us war veteran loses case against makers of best picture oscarwinner, but. The hurt locker is one of the most awarded and acclaimed movies of the last decade.
Law school prof looking to challenge hurt locker lawsuits in cases of weak evidence. Hurt locker studio sues 2514 over copyright infringement pcworld. The film was nominated for nine academy awards and won six. May 28, 2010 we have information from your isp that says you downloaded the hurt locker using bittorrent. Academy award winner the hurt locker has proven to be a hit among file sharers, even a year after it was first released so much so that a lawsuit targeting bittorrent users sharing the file has failed to impact the number of users downloading it. Jun 10, 2011 bittorrent lawsuits over movie downloads are the new napster cases. The hurt locker law suits only hurt the producers and actors that appeared in this production. For this reason i am only using data on john doe lawsuits filed after 2010. If these people dont accept the settlement offer, its going to hurt even more as they threaten to go after 10 x the amount if they are put in that position. Feb 18, 2011 according to the complaint filed against west virginia resident linaka stein, the firm is accusing her of using bittorrent to download the hurt locker and then make copies available to other users. Producers of oscarwinning film the hurt locker have made good on a promise to file lawsuits against people who illegally shared the. File sharing lawsuits involving the movie the hurt locker have been big news in the united states for months as tens of thousands of lawsuits have been filed against individuals alleged to have illegally downloaded the movie. Voltage pictures, the studio behind 2009s the hurt locker, is suing almost 25,000 bittorrent users who allegedly illegally downloaded the flick. Hurt locker lawsuit targets 24,583 bittorrent users.
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