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Originally Posted by DWB
A lot of people are taking money from the downloaders now, it has become another income stream. There is a single, simple solution to not getting a letter, don't download something you shouldn't. Problem solved. |
Yeah, that worked well for all the people wrongly accused because someone spoofed their IP, hacked their WEP or had a friend or relative over that was using their wifi connection to infringe on copyright didn't it?
There's no way 150 people could be wrong accused of downloading porn.
Oh wait...
http://www.neowin.net/news/150-wrong...al-downloading
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Originally Posted by DWB
Seems most of them don't even make it to court and many pay up upon a demand letter and threat of being exposed.
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None of them go to court, because there is no evidence to prove the person that pays for the internet account has committed any crime. The scam is to scare people into paying the £700. If they refuse, the case is dropped instantly.
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Originally Posted by DWB
Kudos to everyone who is doing this.
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Yeah, let's support blackmail now! woop woop.
/me shakes his head.