Comcast Threatens to Sue TorrentFreak for Copyright Infringement

Comcast has threatened to sue technology blog TorrentFreak for copyright infringement over the site's reporting of a case involving Prenda Law, an infamous copyright troll law firm

Through a brand protection company called Cyveillance, Comcast sent a cease and desist letter to TorrentFreak on Monday, claiming copyright over a document the company filed in court last week

The site published a story last week, reporting that Prenda Law was running a honeypot website — a site containing links to copyrighted material — in an effort to lure would-be copyright infringers to download the files, making them easy targets of a lawsuit Read more...