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Copyright thugs have been punishing people with outrageous fines and settlements for years. $1B doesn't seem excessive.

Live by the sword. Die by the sword.




That's my take as well. It's bad enough companies make legitimate but lazy mistakes like filing DMCA strikes against works with the same name as something they own. But it seems like the absolute minimum you ought to do is make sure beyond a doubt you own what you claim to own.




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