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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
they don't just pick random people out of a hat. They make a list of people who haven't just downloaded once, or something like that, as they'd probobly lose those in court. I'm sure the list they try to get the names of is all people who have downloaded more than 300 lbs worth.
It doesn't pay for them to go after someone who doesn't download very much. The damages are too little.
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true, but the company has taken it on themselves to judge random IP addresses guilty and have determined their own fine.
There has been no oversight in this process, no way they can be sure if one person is at that IP address or 10 people through a wireless connection, if the person who "owns" the connection is the one who downloaded the content, or maybe a roommate. If the IP address has been held by the same user over the period, or if it has been passed around between multiple users. If the IP address has been hacked and used by a hacker to store/steal files.
The companies looking to sue only have an IP address right now. They can't know the answer to these or many other questions, yet they want to go ahead and send letters saying pay me or else I will sue you and we'll let the courts figure it out.
I think people deserve to be paid for their work, but I believe lawsuits like the ones proposed here are wrong.
They may as well let cops watch the Deerfoot then when average speeds go over 100 just give tickets to everyone and let the courts figure it out.