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Kosher Hurt Locker puts hurt on 25,000 BitTorrenters, says PirateNews is elite!
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UPDATED: Saturday, June 4, 2011 03:26
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Hurt Locker sues 25,000 US Gulf War soldiers for having the guts to actually do what this Hollywood producer didn't have the guts to do
Or is all this reverse sales psychology and guerilla marketing by this movie distribution sales pro?
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If you've heard the name "Nicolas Chartier" before, it's probably because the Hurt Locker producer was banished from the Oscars after sending an earlier round of impulsive emails.Quote:
Nicolas Chartier | Nicolas Cartier | Nicholas Chartier
Was prohibited of attending the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony after having contacted several members of the Academy so they would vote for his low-budget movie The Hurt Locker instead of the massive-budget Avatar.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291566/
Here's another gem to remember him by.Quote:
I'm glad you're a moron who believes stealing is right. I hope your family and your kids end up in jail one day for stealing so maybe they can be taught the difference. Until then, keep being stupid, you're doing that very well. And please do not download, rent, or pay for my movies, I actually like smart and more important HONEST people to watch my films.
best regards,
Nicolas Chartier
Voltage Pictures, LLC
Hurt Locker producer: criticizing our lawsuits makes you a moron and a thief
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/18/voltage-pictures-pre.html
The makers of the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker are aiming to put users that illegally downloaded the film in a world of financial hurt. Voltage Pictures, which produced the movie, is working with the U.S. Copyright Group to threaten and potentially sue 24,583 BitTorrent users, according to TorrentFreak.
The lawsuit will be the largest BitTorrent suit in history and might be a sign of building momentum to fight against piracy fueled by BitTorrent clients and trackers. Just a few weeks back, more than 23,000 BitTorrent users were expected to get a legal notice from U.S. Copyright Group for illegally downloading The Expendables.
The makers of The Hurt Locker started the process of threatening legal action against BitTorrent users about a year ago with only 5,000 defendants. Now that they’ve added 20,000 more IP addresses to the list, the story is even more notable and deserves more scrutiny.
The U.S. Copyright Group is a business registered by the law firm Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, and has no government ties. The company’s system is to threaten users with a “pay up or else” lawsuit to get them to pay a fee between $1,000 and $3,000. The Copyright Group has itself been sued in the past by Torrent users for fraud and extortion.
The Hurt Locker only made $49 million worldwide even though the film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, so it’s understandable the makers were frustrated with piracy. That said, there are other reasons why the film may not have succeeded the box office. Chief among those is that the film had small distribution on its initial run during the summer of 2009 and didn’t start making waves during awards season until it was already on DVD.
http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/24/producers-of-the-hurt-locker-to-sue-
nearly-25000-bittorrent-users/
ACLU, EFF, Public Citizen (Ralph Nader and PirateNews' family law firm) seek to "sever" gigantic P2P lawsuits
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/06/aclu-eff-seek-to-sever
-gigantic-p2p-lawsuits.ars
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Despite being up for an Oscar in the Best Picture Category, The Hurt Locker film producer Nicolas Chartier (far right) won't be attending
http://technorati.com/entertainment/article/hurt-locker-producer-banne
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In 2010, he created some controversy after once again sending an abrasive letter to a person criticizing him for a plan to sue BitTorrent users that shared his movie. This was featured on the widely reaNOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
