$74k Judgment Against Craigslist Prankster
jamie points out an update in the case of Jason Fortuny, the Craigslist prankster who was sued last year for publicly posting responses to a fake personal ad. The Citizen Media Law Project’s summary of his case now includes a recently entered default judgment (PDF), fining Fortuny “… in the amount of ,001.00 in statutory damages for Count I, violation of the Copyright Act; ,000 in compensatory damages for Count II, Public Disclosure of Private Facts, and Count III, Intrusion Upon Seclusion.” He has also been ordered to pay more than ,000 in attorney and court fees.
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