I think you said it all. Guilty or not, people are given the choice to pay an arbitrary "fine", or they can fight it and probably pay much more than that in barrister's fees. Even if they win, they lose. A lose-lose situation. for the people who get these letters.
It has worked for the RIAA for a number of years.
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