Key quote from the article:<p>"Unlike other awards, Hansmeier, Steele and Duffy are __personally liable__ for this award." (emphasis added)<p>So they can't simply close up the firm and walk away from the carcass. Their own personal funds will disappear, which is actually the proper punishment for this type of action on their part.
>The Prenda "porn trolls" were really
just an annoyance to the ISPs until
they sued the companies; that put
AT&T and Comcast in a situation
where "they will be strongly
motivated to win the case and
ensure that no one tries this tactic
again," wrote Lee.<p>If they hadn't sued Comcast and Bell, would the judgment be different?