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photostill · 17-06-12, 19:20

Perfect 10 is a prime example of an extortion troll. Their original site is one of xx images. Since they weren't doing all that well after a short time on the net, the new money making venture was to become an infringement troll. Basically the same as all of them; pay us to make it go away.

In it's past history, the part that refers to it not doing so well in it's cases, was that Perfect 10 tried to sue search engines for thumbnail reproductions, leading to it's images. The final outcome of the attempt was a court ruling that thumbnails were fair use and could not be used as a copyright infringement.

Most likely, Deposit Files has weighed how much it will cost to fight this in court (even though the end is likely that they would win the case), the possible outcome of negative publicity, the possible exposure of it's business model to investigation lines that might give other trolls ammunition (RIAA and MPAA), and decided that it's cheaper to pay up than to take the risk.

What is being exposed here, is that both copyright and patent protections are now acting as hindrances to innovation. This means that over the long haul, should this behavior continue, far less new products will come to the market for you to buy. The cost of innovation has to be weighed against the cost of production and the court fight. Those that can't innovate are preying on those that can.

In the end, it will take both the Supreme Court to rule on some form of protections against trolling and likely the Patent Office will have to make major steps in what qualifies as a patentable idea and stricter enforcement on what passes the patent process.

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photostill The Enigma Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9,977 Thanks: 3,009 Thanked 1,524 Times in 928 Posts	Re: DepositFiles Settles Multi Million Dollar Piracy Lawsuit Perfect 10 is a prime example of an extortion troll. Their original site is one of xx images. Since they weren't doing all that well after a short time on the net, the new money making venture was to become an infringement troll. Basically the same as all of them; pay us to make it go away. In it's past history, the part that refers to it not doing so well in it's cases, was that Perfect 10 tried to sue search engines for thumbnail reproductions, leading to it's images. The final outcome of the attempt was a court ruling that thumbnails were fair use and could not be used as a copyright infringement. Most likely, Deposit Files has weighed how much it will cost to fight this in court (even though the end is likely that they would win the case), the possible outcome of negative publicity, the possible exposure of it's business model to investigation lines that might give other trolls ammunition (RIAA and MPAA), and decided that it's cheaper to pay up than to take the risk. What is being exposed here, is that both copyright and patent protections are now acting as hindrances to innovation. This means that over the long haul, should this behavior continue, far less new products will come to the market for you to buy. The cost of innovation has to be weighed against the cost of production and the court fight. Those that can't innovate are preying on those that can. In the end, it will take both the Supreme Court to rule on some form of protections against trolling and likely the Patent Office will have to make major steps in what qualifies as a patentable idea and stricter enforcement on what passes the patent process. __________________ You can help this site, by clicking on the link below to buy a Premium Account. & Thank you for helping us. Click;