Archive for the ‘High Court’ Topic
Received a letter from Golden Eye threatening legal action?
Published: 1 February 2013
Saskia Walzel Policy Manager On Tuesday Golden Eye International sent out the first batch of letters threatening court action for alleged copyright infringement via peer to peer filesharing networks. The allegations concern copyright infringement of various Ben Dover Productions films. The letter writing campaign concerns mainly O2 broadband customers, and some BE Broadband customers (both [...]
News: Golden Eye copyright claim letters set to hit almost 3,000 consumers’ doormats
Published: 24 July 2012
The High Court has ruled that Golden Eye, acting on behalf of pornographic film producer Ben Dover, can use the names and addresses of O2 customers to pursue claims of copyright infringement. Consumer Focus is highlighting today that 2,845 people are now likely to be sent claim letters by Golden Eye. The company originally wanted [...]
News: High Court sets precedent after four years of speculative invoicing for alleged copyright infringement
Published: 26 March 2012
A verdict has been announced today in a court case which saw Golden Eye International Ltd1 and 13 pornographic film producers seek to force Internet Service Provider O2 to hand over personal details of over 9,000 customers, so they could pursue them for alleged copyright infringement. Today’s judgement recognises the legitimate right of companies to [...]