Judge Lashes Out at 'Fraud' in Porn Infringement Claims

Describing a massive fraud involving the enforcement of copyrights to pornography, a federal judge has referred four attorneys to licensing authorities for possible misconduct and to federal prosecutors for possible criminal violations of the U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The ruling marked the most severe sanction to emerge from nearly 1,000 suits filed against individuals during the past three years over copyrighted pornography. Opponents who represent the individual defendants have called the cases part of a shakedown to extort settlements from people who don't want to be publicly identified as having downloaded pornography.

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