They aren't suing some broke 23 year old. What they can collect is less than their lawyer fees.
At worst, universities crack down harder on torrents, but that was always an option for labels.
At worst, universities crack down harder on torrents, but that was always an option for labels.
In most classic U.S. jurisdiction, no, you cannot. Compelled activity or speech is generally frowned upon. The most important part of this case, IMO, was the Supreme Court constraining the Fourth Circuit's interpretation of contributory liability and attempting to turn the DMCA system into one for enabling those fishing expeditions.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/movie-studios-bit...
You may not be old enough to remember this, but that's exactly what they did in the 2000's