The day before I received a copyright infringement notice through my ISP. It was a letter stating that my IP was linked to an illegal download of material whose copyright was owned by CEG-TEK's client. They have given me a deadline to settle prematurely for $200 if not face a lawsuit. Did some research on it online, and found that this is happening very frequently these days and has somewhat become an easy way to get small amounts of money by threatening with a lawsuit that can cost significantly more to defend. You can imagine if 100000 people pay up $200 each, thats whopping 20 million of easy money. See links below http://dietrolldie.com/2012/12... http://fightcopyrighttrolls.co... http://torrentlawyer.wordpress... I'm really torn between whether to pay up this 200 bucks or wait for them to file a lawsuit. The bad thing about paying up is that they will now have your personal info (so far they only have IP) and if you don't have a lawyer look at the release they say they will provide after you pay up, there is no guarantee that you are free from further litigation. I'm posting this to see if anybody has encountered this and what they did in response .. .also I want make aware fellow Nepalese in the US of this and not to take it lightly. If you are currently downloading copyrighted materials off of the Internet, you should stop immediately and think twice about it. This is getting serious. I don't have time or the money to fight lawsuits and I'm sure you don't either .. big lesson learned. I'd appreciate if anybody posting to this thread from from digressing off the main topic.
jyapu · Aug 22, 2013 12:11 PM · 18,825 views
You do know that when you torrent, you do have access to IPs of concurrently leeching the content. So, these enforcers are there hiding/leeching/tracking/seeding and they get you, and when they get you, they through your ISP send you letters like that. If it's not your fault, you've every right to defend yourself but if it's yours, I haven't yet forgotten a case of a woman who downloaded songs and shared it, only for her to be in the jail for over 50 years and penalties of $200,000. Defendants can't really do when these big guys come after you. If I were you, I would talk to your ISP and see what they say or resolve the case ASAP.
bittertruth · Aug 22, 2013 12:29 PM
i would pay that 200 bucks and get out of this messs. btw what u downloaded ?
dimebagkale · Aug 22, 2013 12:57 PM
The only possibility of getting such letter is either you downloaded new movies or tons of music. These two industries will come after you. Pay it and be done with it.
Vhootee · Aug 22, 2013 1:26 PM
Don't worry about it dude.... a friend of mine had similar problem some time ago(last year) while downloading some movie...i think may be ur ISP is either charter or comcast...just make sure that you don't click the link or provide any info about you to the link that they provide in email..DON'T MAKE ANY PAYMENT!!...just igmore their mail... they don't know who you are at the moment so there is no legal way of finding that it's you which means there is no chance of going after you...your isp will send a warning mail that's about it...there is no way to prove that it's you unless you pay the money that makes you guilty then they will keep black mailing you which means more tension...so just leave it as it is...don't download torrents for a while...i mean who doesn't download torrent..there are freaking millions out there...it's just sometimes you get unlucky cos you downloaded some torrent that they provide to ambush...peace out bro..
free_nirvana · Aug 22, 2013 1:38 PM
http://sajha.com/sajha/chat/sm... Jyapu ji - Read this too while you are at it --- http://copyright-infringement-... "I already gave them my name/entered the code/called them/visited their site! What do I do?!" Relax! You still have factors working in your favor that make it very unlikely you'll actually be sued. Remember that they're in this game to make money, and you're supposed to "chicken out" and cough up some money without them ever having to prove their case in court. If you don't pay up, the copyright troll will have to decide between letting it slide and focusing on easier prey, or paying a few hundred dollars in filing fees plus the daily salary for a real lawyer to stand in that courtroom. God Speed!
sanuG · Aug 22, 2013 2:58 PM
Thx for the info free_nirvana and sanug .. If anybody else have more relevant info or lawyer recommendation, pls feel to post.
jyapu · Aug 22, 2013 4:52 PM
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