Does H.R. 5211 limit the ability of P2P users to sue a copyright owner for hacking, wrongfully stopping file-trading, or otherwise damaging their computers?
No. To the contrary, H.R. 5211 provides P2P users with More remedies against copyright owners who hack, stop lawful file-trading, damage computers, or otherwise wrongfully interfere with file-trading. Subsection 514(f)(2) of H.R. 5211 specifically preserves all remedies that a P2P user or any other person, including network operators, may have under current law to sue copyright owners for such activities. In fact, H.R. 5211 provides affected P2P users with a new, additional cause of action against copyright owners who wrongfully impair lawful file-trading. Further, H.R. 5211 creates a new ability for federal prosecutors to act on behalf of affected file traders and stop copyright owners from wrongfully interfering with file-trading.
Related Questions
- Does H.R. 5211 require P2P users to suffer more than $250 in damages before they can sue a copyright owner for hacking, wrongfully stopping file-trading, or otherwise damaging their computers?
- Does the safe harbor created by H.R. 5211 extend to any copyright owner who interferes with file-trading upon a reasonable basis to believe piracy is taking place?
- Will H.R. 5211 allow copyright owners to violate the privacy of P2P users?
