The term was coined in 2006 by Brad Templeton of the Electronic Frontier Foundation to explain the tactics of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which files large numbers of lawsuits against individuals for file sharing, and DirecTV, which once filed large numbers of lawsuits against users of smart cards.
The term was coined in 2006 by Brad Templeton of the Electronic Frontier Foundation to explain the tactics employed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which files numerous lawsuits against individuals for file sharing, and DirecTV, which once filed numerous lawsuits against users of smart cards.