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FlavaWorks Sues Operator and 325 Users of Private Torrent Tracker Gay-Torrents
### The “John Doe” Dragnet: FlavaWorks Goes After 325 Torrent Users
If you thought your private torrent tracker was a safe haven, think again. FlavaWorks—the adult entertainment studio known for its aggressive legal pursuit of copyright infringers—is officially playing a high-stakes game of digital whack-a-mole.
In a massive new lawsuit filed in Illinois, the company isn’t just targeting the admins of the private site Gay-Torrents.org; they’ve named 325 individual users (identified only by their usernames) as defendants. The studio alleges that these “John Does” aren’t just casual viewers, but active participants in a system built on infringing content.
The lawsuit gets particularly spicy when it moves beyond the usernames:
- The Big Fish: It targets site operators and administrators, including a user named “TheMan.”
- The Money Trail: FlavaWorks alleges that Bulgarian shell companies have been routing millions in VIP membership fees through PayPal and Skrill to hide the site’s true beneficiaries.
- The Asset Freeze: The studio is asking the court to freeze up to €7 million in assets linked to these payment processors.
While the site owner has already labeled the lawsuit “straight-up extortion,” FlavaWorks is playing for keeps, seeking statutory damages that could easily reach into the millions. For anyone lurking in private trackers, the message is clear: anonymity isn’t as bulletproof as it used to be.