Going after the porn pirates...

[Razgovory]

So, I guess these were the bad guys from that one James Bond Film.

[Neil]

Well, if you build your career on hypocrisy, prepare for that to end up biting you in the ass.

I've never known anyone worth anything that wasn't a hypocrite.  That's what being an adult is all about. 

[Admiral Yi]

For once, a big to NJ.

2C:13-5. Criminal coercion
a. Offense defined. A person is guilty of criminal coercion if, with purpose unlawfully to restrict another's freedom of action to engage or refrain from engaging in conduct, he threatens to:

(1) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any other offense;
(2) Accuse anyone of an offense;
(3) Expose any secret which would tend to subject any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to impair his credit or business repute;

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That's what I figured.  Guess it's time to blackmail me some Canuckleheads. 

I read a while back an interview with a trial attorney who said often the difference between blackmail and a settlement for damages with a nondisclosure agreement is a good lawyer.

[Josephus]

And now for something completely different.....the Monty Python version of this thread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZgwNutwK0Y

[Barrister]

That's what I figured.  Guess it's time to blackmail me some Canuckleheads. 

I read a while back an interview with a trial attorney who said often the difference between blackmail and a settlement for damages with a nondisclosure agreement is a good lawyer.

Well... yes and no.

There are things you're prohibited from doing as a lawyer.  They don't reach the level of criminal extortion.

But as a general rule there is nothing preventing you from pursuing all legal means to collect on a debt.

[Neil]

Dear god, in this day and age the mere suggestion that someone may access porn on the internet would ruin careers, relationships and entire lives.

If you're a politician or a church guy it could.  They won't get money from everyone they try and extort, but maybe they'll get enough to stay afloat.

Isn't blackmail a criminal act though?

You have to threatened to do violence for it to be extortion, legally speaking.  "Give me $500 or I'll tell your wife/employer what kind of stuff you whack off to" wouldn't qualify.

So is there something similar to criminal coercion?

[Barrister]

Dear god, in this day and age the mere suggestion that someone may access porn on the internet would ruin careers, relationships and entire lives.

If you're a politician or a church guy it could.  They won't get money from everyone they try and extort, but maybe they'll get enough to stay afloat.

Isn't blackmail a criminal act though?

You have to threatened to do violence for it to be extortion, legally speaking.  "Give me $500 or I'll tell your wife/employer what kind of stuff you whack off to" wouldn't qualify.

So is there something similar to criminal coercion?

Not really.  Again all kinds of unscupulous people can try and convince you to do all kinds of things, but as long as they're not committing fraud it's not an offence.

[Admiral Yi]

Well... yes and no.

There are things you're prohibited from doing as a lawyer.  They don't reach the level of criminal extortion.

But as a general rule there is nothing preventing you from pursuing all legal means to collect on a debt.

You propose some airy fairy theory of wrongdoing.  The act is something that would be very embarassing to the defendant if publicized.  You settle and sign an NDA.

Legal extortion.

[Ideologue]

Listen, the word "bi" looks a lot like "bj," okay?

[Josquius]

I've headd worse about the porn companies. there's been stories about them purposefully mislabelling their vids and uploading them to torrent sites then pouncing on the downloaders.

[Razgovory]

I've headd worse about the porn companies. there's been stories about them purposefully mislabelling their vids and uploading them to torrent sites then pouncing on the downloaders.

I've heard they hire prostitutes, have sex with them, film it, and then sell the film.

[The Brain]

Why would you pirate porn? Why not just pay for it?

[Martinus]

Why would you pirate porn? Why not just pay for it?

Yeah, exactly. Not to mention, a lot is just available for free as amateur porn.

I subscribe to a couple of paid porn sites, because I like my porn to be very specific and have good production value, but with the stuff available for free on xtube and similar sites these days, I could very well make do just wanking to free stuff, if I had to.

[DontSayBanana]

Why would you pay for porn?  You can find copies of most of the paid stuff on tube sites.

[Eddie Teach]

Why would you pay for porn?  You can find copies of most of the paid stuff on tube sites.

Better quality and easier to sort through paid sites than tubes.