<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(strachwitz @ Jan 31 2007, 02:53 PM) [snapback]277222[/snapback]</div>
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The financial calculation for the ESA is a bit different (roughly estimated):
If this guy continues their members will lose perhaps $500 of sales each year. If they sue this guy it will cost them at least $5000. Even if they win, which is not garantueed, they cannot be sure to get any money from this guy back. He could just hide it somewhere or give everything away to his girlfriend and declare to own absolutly nothing. So shutting down his website will perhaps armortize in 10 years. Unless his girlfriend/ uncle/ stepbrother/ whatsoever opens a new one.
If there were more leechers sites the situation could be different... (sounds awfull!) :wallbash:
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Actually the ESA get nothing for shutting down sites. In their "Anti-Piracy FAQ" is says:
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Does the ESA make money by shutting down a site?
No, the ESA derives no financial benefits from shutting down sites.[/b]
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