According to The National Law Journal, U.S. District Judge Otis Wright impressively weaved Star Trek references throughout his ruling Monday on a sleazy copyright enforcement case:

Wright riddled Monday’s ruling with Star Trek references, including an epigram quoting Spock from the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” He wrote that, “though Plaintiffs boldly probe the outskirts of law, the only enterprise they resemble is RICO. The federal agency eleven decks up is familiar with their prime directive and will gladly refit them for their next voyage.”

“Plaintiffs have outmaneuvered the legal system,” Wright concluded. “They’ve discovered the nexus of antiquated copyright laws, paralyzing social stigma, and unaffordable defense costs. And they exploit this anomaly by accusing individuals of illegally downloading a single pornographic video. Then they offer to settle — for a sum calculated to be just below the cost of a bare-bones defense. For these individuals, resistance is futile; most reluctantly pay rather than have their names associated with illegally downloading porn.”

According to the judge, it was after the Plaintiffs “engaged their cloak of shell companies and fraud that the Court went to battlestations.” He also referred to one of the lawyers involved as “just a redshirt.” Ouch.

See: Judge Lashes Out at ‘Fraud’ in Porn Infringement Claims.