Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Paramount Sues Ohio Man For $100,000

Via channelcincinnati.com.

A DVD that retails for $21.99 could cost a local man more than $100,000, News 5's John London reported.

Russell Lee is either a slick film pirate or an unwitting victim of someone who fits that description.

Paramount, which distributes "Coach Carter," presents an unflattering picture of him, saying he not only obtained the movie illegally, but that he uploaded it to an online system called eDonkey so others could steal it, too.

"I don't even know what they're talking about," Lee said. "I didn't do it."

Paramount has looked at all four computers in Lee's home, alleging he had one of them cleaned to erase evidence. The company has filed a federal lawsuit against the Blue Ash man.

But Lee claims that because his wireless connection was unsecured at the time, anyone could have parked near or in front of his home, tapped in and then driven off.

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