US Feds investigating Prenda Law, say Pirate Bay co-founders

It looks like there's more trouble approaching for the notorious copyright trolls, formerly of Prenda Law. TorrentFreak says the FBI is taking a more active interest in the operation, saying that Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij were questioned about Prenda's notorious “honeypot” operation while they were in prison. …

[Anonymous Coward]

Prenda Law...

Any connection to Uber?

[Captain DaFt]

If ever someone needed nailing to the wall

And being made an example of, it's Prenda.

Go get'em!

[Youngone]

Karma

Popehat.com is the place to go to for all your Prenda Law commentary needs.

[Ole Juul]

Re: Karma

I Second that.

One thing about Prenda Law though, is that they've provided more free (non DRM) entertainment than you're likely to find from any other content generator.

[Paul Crawford]

Don't forget ACS:Law

Best not to forget what happened in the UK. This article covers the background and is essential first reading.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/amounts-to-blackmail-inside-a-p2p-settlement-letter-factory.ars

Then enjoy this:

http://torrentfreak.com/acslaws-anti-piracy-downfall-sends-hitler-crazy-101004/

[chivo243]

Entrapment?

hmmm, dress up one of our lady cops and wait for some guy to offer her money... or set up a torrent for our own copyrighted material and wait for someone to download it...

[Elfo74]

Re: Entrapment?

The difference being that that lady cop does not actually f*ck the guy before making the arrest...

[nematoad]

Re: Entrapment?

"The difference being that that lady cop does not actually f*ck the guy before making the arrest..."

Unless that is they were members of the Special Demonstration Squad.

See here

[Elfo74]

Re: Entrapment?

"Unless that is they were members of the Special Demonstration Squad."

I wasn't referring to the sex bit... but to the fact that undercover lady cops would hardly commit the same crime to entrap a guy for solicitation... which was what Prenda's honeypot was for (catch guys pirating stuff while pirating that same stuff themselves). Clear now?

[chivo243]

Re: Entrapment?

Actually, sex is not the crime... I believe it's called solicitation. No sex act needs to happen. If a guy gets caught by the police while actually soliciting sex from a woman who will take his cash for services, they both get busted...

It's a crime! ;-}

[chivo243]

got it, regular thieves... that would sell out their mother.