Dallas Buyers club haven't given up at it again
I can't see how his decision would be changed. The concerns he raised would still be there.
And which 10% would they want? Is he asking the judge to allow them to play Litigate Lotto?
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
cant see him allowing it because he was adamant on how much he believes they should
be allowed to go after and that he does not trust their speculative invoicing
dont say linux if i wanted it id install it
Earlier in the thread I posted a link to the actual judgement and some relevant quotes. I fail to see how the DBC proposal as reported addresses any of the concerns of the Court in any way whatsoever. Having read the original judgement my opinion is that his Honour is well on top of the matter. DBC's lawyers will of course act on their instructions, a task made much easier if they are being well paid. But I would be most surprised if they meet with any success.
Court denies dallas Buyers Club access to pirates
Originally Posted by pheggie
That only covers the US.
DBC is back in court, in Australia next month.
Last edited by mickstv; 04-11-15 at 07:50 PM.
I would suggest that the Australian Judge might just respond with something similar.
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The TPP doesn't look good for us .... if it goes ahead ......
Wikileaks releases TPP agreement which gives more rights to film studios over copyright
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I do not understand what they think they can get. It is at best a $2.00 hire from the Video Store.
Good business model they have ie. Spend millions to charge people $2.00 for watching a bad movie.
Maybe the people who watched it should sue the makers for insulting them by making such rubbish.
A blockbuster it is not.
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Geez I can be thick sometimes.
They are chasing any money because it was a flop and they lost a fortune.
Last edited by Reschs; 04-11-15 at 11:58 PM.
Film copyright is the least of what we should be worried about with the TPP.
This is about the TPP on the Video Game industry ..... but gives a general idea what the TPP is about
The TPP Effect On The Video Game Industry
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What they are trying to do is to get other countries to adopt the ridiculous US system. Their DMCA sets out statutory damages for copyright infringement at a very high level. So when they sue you, they don't have to prove they have lost anything. They only need to show the number of times you have infringed.
This is an extract from the Wikipedia article at
In the United States, statutory damages are set out in 17 U.S.C. § 504 of the U.S. Code. The basic level of damages is between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court.
Plaintiffs who can show willful infringement may be entitled to damages up to $150,000 per work.[1] Defendants who can show that they were "not aware and had no reason to believe" they were infringing copyright may have the damages reduced to $200 per work.[1]
The problem Dallas Buyer's club had in Australia was because we do not have statutory damages. This meant that they would have to prove the amount they actually lost under our law in any case they brought before the Courts. However, the damages they would be entitled to recover under our law are quite limited, and would not be too scary as a threat in their speculative invoicing letters. So, when his Honour took an interest in the demands they were planning to make in such letters, they used a bit of fancy footwork and included heads of damage they were simply most unlikely to get under our law. His Honour, of course, saw through this.
If the TPP results in the inclusion of statutory damages in our Copyright Act, we will be in the same ridiculous position as in the US. If your kids download some music or your system is hacked and used to download copyright material, you will face potential ruin in the Courts. And, of course, be very vulnerable to blackmail by any of the rights holders who may be prepared to take thousands or tens of thousands for you to avoid possible ruin in the Courts. Once the TPP is ratified, which I hope against hope that it will not be, we will then see to just what extent our sad excuses for governments (either Labor or Liberal) and politicians decide to betray us.
Last edited by DB44; 05-11-15 at 04:44 PM.
Dallas Buyers Club Still Pursuing Aussie Pirates For Cash
“I’ve written four judgments about this case, and I must say, the love is gone … why must I keep deciding this case over and over again?” he said.
All eyes now turn to next week when Perram will decide whether DBC will be allowed to access the details of 10% of the original 4,726 subscribers and if the company will be given permission to appeal the earlier decision to limit claims for damages.
It’s not over yet but DBC still has its eyes glued to the big prize – thousands of dollars in settlements from thousands of Aussie Internet subscribers. And, if they’re successful, more of the same in future.
Last edited by OSIRUS; 10-12-15 at 09:54 PM.
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Talk about a Turd that just won't flush.....
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Springs to mind here. Please, Justice Perram, charge them as such, pretty please!
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Dallas Buyers Club dismissed from Federal Court
Woo Hoo .....The Australian Federal Court has dismissed DBC's attempts to claim damages from the 5,000 people who downloaded the movie, with the case to be thrown out unless DBC makes an application by mid February.
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What a bunch of f*ckwits....seriously.
Now they have to pay costs. All because they tried to raid the bank accounts of Australian citizens in an attempt to increase the revenue of a really shit movie. At least is was IMO. I didn't last long, so most of it is a mystery to me.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
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^^^^^ Bahahahahaahahaha
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
well all done and dusted and they have given up because they could not get
the judge to budge on how much and what they could go after
finally a win for all with a judge standing up to the corporate machine
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I didn't see that coming
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