• Reminiscence: In pornographic hacking, lawyers are charged with extorting $ 6 million
As Gizmodo covered when the accusations first surfaced about two years ago, Hansmeier and his wife John L. Steele were accused of coordinating "an elaborate scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in copyright agreements "Between 2011 and 2014. Disguising its actions with ghost companies, the pair bought the rights to several pornographic videos, in some cases even filming them, made content available on torrent sites such as Pirate Bay and then waited for the downloads to begin. come over.
Hansmeier and Steele, acting as the company Prenda Law, then discovered the identities of those who were downloading the files through copyright infringement actions, using this information as an influence: make a deal for a few thousand dollars or see you in court - with the added proviso that his name and his taste in adult entertainment would go to public record. What was not disclosed to the victims of the scheme is that the threats of legal action came from the owners of copyright, who also uploaded their content originally, in a scheme that raised about $ 6 million.
Steele pleaded guilty in March last year, agreeing to help the prosecution. This Monday (20), Hansmeier joins his conspirator, admitting his role in the long-term coup.
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