[September 15, 2006] Law Offices of Manuel H. Miller Files Lawsuit Against Digital Enterprises, Inc. Tweet TARZANA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 15, 2006 -- The Law Offices of Manuel H. Miller, which specializes in protecting consumers, filed a class action lawsuit today against Digital Enterprises, Inc., the company believed responsible for popcorn.net. Today's action follows similar lawsuits by the United States Federal Trade Commission and the State of Washington which termed popcorn.net "extortionware." Under popcorn.net's Terms of Service, users who download a free 3-day trial of the software and fail to cancel their trial during the 3-day period are obligated to purchase a license for the software. Trial users who refuse to pay up are bombarded with pop-ups demanding payment and temporarily disabling their computers, creating a virtual "pop-up hell" for unfortunate users. Class members' biggest complaint is that they never signed up for a free trial of popcorn.net and have no idea how their computers became infected with it. To add to users' frustrations, popcorn.net cannot be removed using Microsoft's Windows Add/Remove Programs or by programs such as Symantec's Norton Anti-virus or AOL's Security Suite. Fortunately, some anti-spyware programs are able to remove it. While the FTC and Washington lawsuits represent the government, today's lawsuit is the first to represent individual users, nationwide, who claim that popcorn.net rendered their computers temporarily useless and cost them time and/or money to remove it. The lawsuit alleges violations of various consumer protection laws and seeks compensation for the individual users. People whose computers have been affected by popcorn.net and wish to recover the money they spent or be compensated for their lost time can participate in the lawsuit, or learn more, by emailing [email protected] or calling toll-free 1-866-5-MILLER. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]