Judge Asks Author to Consider a Massively Reduced Claim after Suing eBook.bike for Infringement

Written by torrentfreak | Published 2021/03/03
Tech Story Tags: piracy | internet-censorship | copyright | hackernoon-top-story | personal-data | news | online-piracy | torrent

TLDR Judge Asks Author to Consider a Massively Reduced Claim after Suing eBook.bike for Infringement. John van Stry sues former Pirate Party leader Travis McCrea for copyright infringement. Van Stry demands $15,000 in damages for each title infringed, to a total of $180,000 plus costs. Judge William Bryson has now asked the author to consider accepting just $750 per work to keep things simple. The case has been rumbling in the background, consuming large sums of time and money as it has done so.via the TL;DR App
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