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Second Anonymous Activision Pirate Calls Out Settlement Inaccuracy

After reaching out to a second defendant this morning in Activision's RIAA-style 'Call of Duty 3' lawsuits, GameCyte has learned that he too paid "much less" than the hefty settlement fee listed in court documents. For fear of retaliation, the defendant would neither speak at length about the case nor detail the nature of the [...]

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Anonymous Activision Pirate Admits Guilt, Condemns ‘Scare Tactics’

Last time on "I Wouldn't Be Caught Dead Downloading This," GameCyte posited that there were far better ways to spend $100,000 than on pirating Call of Duty 3. But speaking on condition of anonymity, one of the defendants in Activision's new RIAA-style lawsuits has informed GameCyte that though he himself was guilty of copyright infringement, [...]

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Activision Goes All RIAA On Call of Duty 3 Filesharers

GamePolitics is reporting that for over a year, former RIAA attorney Karin Pagnanelli has pursuing copyright infringement lawsuits on behalf of Activision -- and has so far obtained five settlements totaling $326,000. That sum of money isn't particularly notable, until you realize that the bulk of that $326,000 is coming from three individuals whose lives [...]

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