Hurt Locker torrenters: prepare to get sued

Voltage Pictures and the US Copyright Group are teaming up to sue “tens of thousands” of P2P users who downloaded the film The Hurt Locker illegally. A lawyer from the group confirmed the studio’s plans to the Hollywood Reporter Wednesday, noting that the scope of this lawsuit is much more far-reaching than the copyright group’s past pursuits. The Hurt Locker , like many other Hollywood films, was leaked onto BitTorrent months before its official release in theaters.

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Hurt Locker torrenters: prepare to get sued

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