Better support this because he will need a money for lawsuit
Honestly I'd be surprised if any judge didn't immediately throw the case out. I'm no lawyer but it just seems insane for this to actually proceed. The MPAA couldn't sue the internet how the hell does kanye think he can?
This is a very serious case, once defendants are identified, they will be sunk in legal fees, time off from work, to attend court that takes months... and that is the least of their worries, in the end if they don't get jail time, the fines and compensations will set them back a lifetime. And for those of you who think registering a website, while keeping your info private by the provider, will make you anonymous or protect you from legal procedures. In fact when the lawyer tell the judge the defendant kept his info private using a service, automatically that judge will think " intent to commit a crime " and if you track most of the copyrights cases " intent to commit " is almost 90% of the time the only thing used to convict the defendant. Walk in that courtroom thinking what you did was funny, and the judge will laugh it out, then you are in for the surprise of your life. Any 2 cents lawyer will tell you this. In conclusion I say to the community of this coin, this was all done in bad taste, STOP, and take a minute to think, this coin is finished, the devs are fu$#ed and with them goes some innocent people who had no idea like the 0day exchange and some pool owners etc... Whatever, your case might be, it's time for you to walk away from this, if you invested in this coin heavy then bad luck, find yourself another route to recover, don't sink yourself deeper... Media attention is not always good, if it is, OJ Simpson would not be sitting in a jail cell right now.
Yes, this is very serious shit, definitely listen to him otherwise we will sink just like Amazon did...
Oh no! Not poor Amazon. I definitely wouldn't want to end up like them. They didn't stand a chance against Kanye's lawsuit on fully legitimate grounds. Should probably sell now.
You guys have no idea, naming Amazon and the companies who provided services for this coin whether it is hosting, web service provider.. etc, is done for the sole purpose of identifying all the people involved, simply by naming them as defendants then these companies can go around the ToS agreement and provide all the info needed to identify the people behind the coin. A case accepted by a federal court will get the FBI involved, how long do you think it will take to identify 100% of those John Does?
LOL You are saying the FBI will come in and investigate this case? Honestly if that happens I don't care if my coinye are worth 0. The lulz will be worth it for me.
I also would like to add that you made a key assumption. A case accepted by a federal court will indeed have all those things you said. This one just never will.
Let me guess you are one of those people who would walk in a courtroom laughing because the Judge will be amused and let you go.. A case is accepted in court once it's assigned a Judge, in this case it's Judge Torres...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/199664565/Kanye-West-v-0DayCoins-and-Amazon-Coinye-Lawsuit
This guy who just took over the dev's nick has no idea, he is nothing more than "silkroad 2" , an idiot who will get his name added to the list of defendants, although most likely he got nothing to do with the original crime, I know me saying crime will sound harsh, but if there is a case then there is a crime, it's just not every day you find people willing to stick their names on a defendant list once a case has been filed.
Not selling now, not for a 10btc a million