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Third Degree Films Makers of Illegal Ass 2 Go After Illegal Downloaders
October 24, 2011
Makers of porn film "Illegal Ass 2" going after Maryland illegal downloaders
If you illegally downloaded a copy of "Illegal Ass 2" in Maryland, your butt may be in hot water.
Fresh out of federal court a few days ago, we learned that the makers behind the popular porn film have brought their national campaign against illegal downloading to Maryland.Third Degree Films, of Chatsworth, Calif., has been pursuing people who downloaded the film through peer-to-peer online media sharing network BitTorrent. The film typically sells in DVD format for $11.49.
In Maryland, Third Degree is seeking the identities of 118 people who they allege illegally downloaded the film. Interestingly, Third Degree claims these people all swapped the exact same file.
The Smoking Gun website reported in July that an unidentified Purdue University college student tried to quash a Third Degree subpoena that sought his or her identity. The website says the main star of the X-rated "Illegal A** 2" is "Sasha Grey, one of porn’s best-known actresses, who has also appeared in HBO’s “Entourage” and director Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 movie “The Girlfriend Experience.”
Third Degree is going after thousands of illegal downloaders of the film, according to the Smoking Gun
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2011/10/makers_of_porn_film_illegal_a.html