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By: BitTorrent Users Refuse To Pay Copyright Fines at IDTorrent Blog

BitTorrent Users Refuse To Pay Copyright Fines at IDTorrent Blog — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:56:46 +0000

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By: jah

jah — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:03:12 +0000

i ahve received my third letter from davenport lyons, just ignore it, the second letter dated in march said i have 14 days to pay or they will take me to court, i heard nothing until the third letter received 6 june 2008 saying they will take me to court if i did not pay within 7 days i am ignorning their letterthey are just bullies trying to extort money, my advice is to ignore them as when i got my first letter, i was going to see a solicitor and was going to pay them , but lucky i saw this website and read the comments saying i should ignore, this was the best advise, thanks

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By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:10:59 +0000

Yes I have received a letter from Davenport Lyons. this letter said that I have been seeding a game called (Call of Juarez) I have never even heard of this game and would of never of downloaded or uploaded it as I don’t even play games. Can someone please tell me if I should responed to this letter?

By: DOC

DOC — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:31:35 +0000

I am a Brit living in Germany and have just received a letter from Schutt,Waetke Rechtsanwalte, representing the antypiracy-Firma LOGISTEP. I am ALLEDGED to have downloaded [PC] Call of Juarez[RIP][Dopeman] on the 10.09.2007 at 08:53:58 and quoting an ip address.The funny thing is i was actualy at work at the time, From what i can work out a company called fIRMA TECHLAND is a firm based in POLAND AND THEY ARE TRYING TO EXTORT 450 EUR from me. My German is’nt good enough to understand this letter fully, If their are any German p2p users out there who have had the same problem and have any solutions please reply willing to trade E-MAIL ADDRESSES. thanks

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Forums — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:46:05 +0000

http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39877&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=638b627536970446e6ada5975bd99fd6

http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=31051&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=b4dd569f8c322c195eafcf5e1ea6905f&start=100

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:07:50 +0000

is there any forums which this is being discussed? links to direct pages would be great.
i would be happy to join you matt

Jon

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:51:19 +0000

Right o lads.

We need to group together and total up to see how many of us there actually are.

I’m going to set up something online where we can all register for this as it basic bullying to try and get money out of you.

MSN off anyone would be great and then ill talk to you a bit a we will get this sorted in the mean time

DO NOT PAY THIS AND DO NOT WRITE OR CONTACT THEM THEY CAN USE THIS AS EVIDENCE, TO SAY THAT YOU ARE GUILTY.

Some email addresses would be nice so i can talk to you over msn or something.

Please lets sort this out, group together and not bow to these stupid threats.

Matt Lucas.

By: yougotmail

yougotmail — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:23:50 +0000

got first letter from DL in november giving 14 days to respond. Ignored it and got the second letter 14 days ago stating i now had 7 days to respond. both letters went in the bin and i doubt i will receive anymore, ignore them IF and its a big IF you get to court thier lack of REAL EVIDENCE will ensure your case will be lost and see to it that this bullying tactic stops for good in the UK.

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By: Bell Curve

Bell Curve — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:58:00 +0000

So steal a game, and you are ok. Try to defend your property, and you are a bad guy. Just admit anyone who totrrents a game is a thief and at least be honest about something.

By: barbiedoll

barbiedoll — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:59:49 +0000

I got one of the pinball letters.
What infuriated me was how dare they scare me that way. For weeks I could not sleep or eat and I was really stressed because I took it all very seriously even though I knew I had nothing to hide.
Eventually I realised I could not do a thing about it.
And as to signing a note about you being guilty? NEVER
To the people at Davenport – you are a horrible bunch of scamers.
You should pay for the stress this has brought to people who do not deserve to be treated this way.How would you feel if a big compay threatened to take away your house?Because you did imply this in your letter. You are a cruel bunch.

By: Daven the barron

Daven the barron — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:54:22 +0000

F@#k me if he gets hold of Crysis the hole worlds going to court

By: Daven the barron

Daven the barron — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:51:37 +0000

y the f@#k did you download it any way
its shit u should have downloaded his helicopter simulator much better but my copy keeps crashing. Tell daven to suck horse balls Don’t reply don’t send s@#t see if if he takes you to court i doubt it very much the more that send money the more success in this method the more its going to happen

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:30:07 +0000

I live in the uk.Have just received a letter from Davenport demanding almost Â£700 and a declaration to sign.They have enclose a so called spreadsheet proving the download that is in fact simply a typed sheet disclosing IP provider and file name.I did not download a computer game!so..any advice on what to do on response?

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By: siiix

siiix — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:24:25 +0000

ignore letter, move and change ISP, as simple as that !

By: Demonioder

Demonioder — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:39:49 +0000

[quote comment="227320"]Check this forum:http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39877&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=125
on page 6 you will find the letter I received frommy ISP[/quote]
http://community.plus.net/trafficmanagement/2007/11/28/file-sharing-letters/
PlusNet’s blog implies that there are many ways that your pc could be used without your knowledge!
ADMIT NOTHING!
The Very worse that can happen is that you do goto court and you have to pay whatever, if your broke then you can only pay a token payment per week.

By: calmitt (getit:)

calmitt (getit:) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:05:09 +0000

[quote comment="227497"]I had gotten a letter once, it was forwarded to me from my isp, that was a very long time ago, then paranoia kicked in, havent heard a word since.

also who is the “safe” ISP in Canada?[/quote]

From what I’ve heard? Moxie Hosting;
Post # 5 on the article here:
http://torrentfreak.com/backdoor-to-banning-all-canadian-bittorrent-sites-071125/

And homesite here:
http://www.moxiehosting.com/

By: Nige.

Nige. — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:01:56 +0000

WAWAWA
( theres no way I would buy it after trying it.. ) LOL. But you did pay for it. Yoy paid Â£511!![/quote]
The game isnt the only torrent i ever had over the years, probably had 4 times the value of the Â£511 I sent em. The point I was trying to make is that the game wasnt worth having.

By: Ezzy Elliott

Ezzy Elliott — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:13:02 +0000

People need to use anonymous bit torrent.

I don’t mean encrypted bit torrent.

The current BT protocol is too open.

We need a few people to use the anonymous alternatives like dargens (http://www.dargens.com/).

It is like BT, as fast but not easily tracable.

If more people used it then it would stop these scammers in their tracks.

By: WaWaWa

WaWaWa — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:23:08 +0000

Nov 30, 2007 at 12:46 by Nige.Quote Nige.

Hi guys its my first post. I too have recived 6 of these colin mcrae letters.
I paid the Â£511 and signed to say I woundnt do it again. I didnt know what else to do as I spoke to 3 different solicitors none of whom would touch it or give me any legal advice. I coundnt afford to go to court so I felt it best to just pay up.
I agree also the game is shit anyway, theres no way I would buy it after trying it..

( theres no way I would buy it after trying it.. ) LOL. But you did pay for it. Yoy paid Â£511!!

By: brap

brap — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:45:23 +0000

they are breaking TPB rules which clearly states the fine of mis-use… come on TPB, sue the bastards, PLEASE!

By: Julius

Julius — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:52:32 +0000

Greetz from Portugal.

Very good article, very good advice. Don’t ignore the threat, document your rejection and try to think like a grown up.

For those who say that they will do nothing, do remember that in law they have 6 years to take you to court. They’re in no rush.

By: Nige.

Nige. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:51:45 +0000

the whole thing stinks. whatever happened to privacy in your own home. human rights etc..
If they think by doing this people are gonna suddenly gonna buy everything from a shop, then they are bigger fools. It only takes one disc to be copied and away you go..
As for damaging profits of the owners !! Dont start me. its like movies, why pay one actor millions for a film, when a brain surgeon gets a faction of that to save lives…the greed entertainment industry breeds piracy..

By: Nige.

Nige. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:39:18 +0000

I suspect they are pushing people as far as they can to see if they pay up. question is do you take that chance. Codemasters will probably make more money out of this than they will selling the lousey game which is worrying..

By: ski1

ski1 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:50:22 +0000

thanks for that nige, at least i know now if i do decide to pay it wont be Â£2000!!!

By: Nige.

Nige. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:42:52 +0000

to ski1
6 letters all related to the same game because i turned my pc on and off 6 times they had me on a different IP address each time all on different days.
When i rang them they said they would accept 1 fine of Â£511 as long as I sighned to say I woundn’t upload or download anything again..

By: Rycon

Rycon — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:21:45 +0000

Hey guess what game Im gonna download next..

rofl suck it Davenfags, you just made even more people download the game.

To the rest of you companies, keep your mouth shut and you wont attract our attention, your in a mud pit so stop movin or you will sink even further.

By: Mr. Dr. Md. PhD.

Mr. Dr. Md. PhD. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:16:17 +0000

I never tried Dirt, and this just makes me not want to try it. Plus Colin McRae sounds like a homo name.

By: ski1

ski1 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:04:01 +0000

To Nige: – you say that you got 6 letters, meaning 6 fines but you paid Â£511 which is only one fine.

did they say that you only need to pay that because others are assuming they have to pay a fine for each letter which in your case amounts to over Â£3000?

By: X P2P'er

X P2P'er — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:31:00 +0000

I don’t wanna rain on anyone’s P2P parade or anything, but the smart ones have already moved away from P2P to direct download sites.

You connect to a proxy (non US or EU) download and upload to your hearts content, and you can never be caught.

There are hundreds of excellent sites out there and you can get what ever you want (music/movis/games/apps) with no need to sign up or join anywhere. (not telling you though – you need to hunt for them *wink*)

Peerguardian, blocking ip’s, ratios, lack of anonymity – screw all that sh*t.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:08:03 +0000

Hmmm.. Almost sounds like it was a sting, or purpose entrapment.

Like they seeded it themselves and just logged everyone downloading it.

By: Nige.

Nige. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:46:38 +0000

By: abo

abo — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:34:27 +0000

Cool, next CodeLamers game that comes out, I’ll be seeding it on TPB at UK cable speeds so all the leechers will disappear after minutes. thanks for the heads-up

By: Hadron

Hadron — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:12:49 +0000

In Germany, if you completely ignore those threat letters, there is a risk of getting an “preliminary injunction”. This is a decision of the court, done in absence of the suspected person, to get preliminary legal protection.

If you get this one, you will have to pay a LOT OF money, lot more than demanded in those letters.

It is a new business model here in Germany. I get the impression, many rightholders don’t really want to fight piracy anymore, they just use P2P to make money out of it.