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Intellectual Property

Sep. 7, 2012

Adult film industry facing court resistance to lawsuits

An easy way to pocket money from people who potentially downloaded a pornographic film illegally is getting a bit harder, at least in the Northern District of California and perhaps statewide.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An easy way to pocket money from people who potentially illegally downloaded a pornographic film is getting a bit harder, at least in the Northern District of California and perhaps statewide.


Over the past three years, companies in the adult film industry have filed hundreds of lawsuits that look similar - a battle of trolls versus pirates.


The film companies, known to their opponents as...

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