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Call it legal XXX-tortion. Porn companies filed lawsuits against thousands of ‘John Does’ across the country.

The producers of “Blondie in Trouble,” “Illegal Ass 2” and other adult movies have accused unknown defendants of downloading the raunchy movies illegally through the online file sharing network BitTorrent and are trying to force the Internet service providers to release their names.
The newest lawsuits from one of the companies, Third Degree Films, some filed as recently as Dec. 28, seek the names of more than 7,000 alleged porn thieves — identified only by their Internet addresses — from New York to California.

Call it legal XXX-tortion. Porn companies filed lawsuits against thousands of ‘John Does’ across the country.

The producers of “Blondie in Trouble,” “Illegal Ass 2” and other adult movies have accused unknown defendants of downloading the raunchy movies illegally through the online file sharing network BitTorrent and are trying to force the Internet service providers to release their names.

The newest lawsuits from one of the companies, Third Degree Films, some filed as recently as Dec. 28, seek the names of more than 7,000 alleged porn thieves — identified only by their Internet addresses — from New York to California.

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