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Originally Posted by panel45
Exercise caution. If things take a wrong turn, you may end up footing a huge legal bill. It appears your prior success hinged on the presence of a cool ass judge who granted an atypical order, an act most other members of the judiciary might be reluctant to emulate.
The defendants you encountered were blatantly involved in piracy, and their failure to appear in court resulted in your swift default victory. However, should they choose to defend themselves in the future, the costs associated with legal proceedings may rise sharply. Voluntarily dismissing the case might seem an appealing option if the duration or cost begins to strain your resources, but the situation could quickly worsen.
In the event a defendant lodges a counterclaim, your involvement in the proceedings would dramatically evolve, converting you into a counter-defendant. Such a scenario could potentially trigger a default judgment against you if you decide not to actively pursue the litigation. This could trap you in expensive legal proceedings, especially in copyright cases, these costs can easily exceed $250,000.
If the defendants secure a victory, they might be entitled to have their attorney's fees covered, and could potentially receive damages. On the flip side, even if you win, you may find it difficult, if not impossible, to recover anything from them.
Your recent victory may have bolstered your enthusiasm, but the law is not a tool for personal revenge. The potential repercussions for abusing it are serious and severe. The consequences can be harsh and brutal. The excitement and cheering here, encouraging you to pull off more entertaining stunts and accumulate more internet points, could land you in legal trouble. Therefore, I suggest that you act wisely
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I'm not concerned with this one bit. They are guilty and there's no argument, period. I would actually love to have one of these tube owners fight the case. That way they would have to identify themselves and these cowards wouldn't do that. I shut down some big tubes. Isn't it strange that not one of them fought the case?
I'm surprised you would see this as "revenge". If someone was stealing money out of your bank account and you wanted that stopped, would that be considered revenge?
My goal isn't to seek financial compensation. Theses tube owners are typically broke and making pennies off stolen porn. My goal is to stop them from capitalizing off my work.
This thread isn't to cheer people on, it's to expose these sites and to show other content producers that it's possible to fight back. I'm just getting started and I'll fight tooth and nail.
I can't stop people from stealing my videos. A nutless monkey can steal porn. I want the thieves to know that if they take my work, I'm going to take their work.