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Re: Thats a stretch This is not extortion. If Im being falsely accused of downloading a movie, they WILL NOT be able to prove it. Sure, they can have access to my computer if they really wanted.. but they will find NOTHING on my hard drive. They couldnt possibly prove otherwise because it DID NOT HAPPEN.
Who will pay $3000 if theyre being wrongfully accused? NOBODY. Unless of course theyre WEALTHY and dont want a headache. OR.. if theyre UNSURE if their family , friends , or neighbors using their unsecured wi-fi is at fault.
You people make me laugh defending file sharers. STOP DOING IT and youll be fine. |
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| said by ITALIAN926:This is not extortion. If Im being falsely accused of downloading a movie, they WILL NOT be able to prove it. Sure, they can have access to my computer if they really wanted.. but they will find NOTHING on my hard drive. They couldnt possibly prove otherwise because it DID NOT HAPPEN. Who will pay $3000 if theyre being wrongfully accused? NOBODY. Unless of course theyre WEALTHY and dont want a headache. OR.. if theyre UNSURE if their family , friends , or neighbors using their unsecured wi-fi is at fault. You people make me laugh defending file sharers. STOP DOING IT and youll be fine. The problem is that their entire plan relies on the cost of fighting the suit being greater than just handing over your $3k. And it would be. Even you were 100% innocent, you'd have to fork over a lot more than that just on the retainer to get a lawyer involved. |
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If I were wrongly accused, I would have to serious consider the $3,000 settlement over fighting a lawsuit. I don't have much money to spare and while $3K would be a big hit on our bank account, paying a lawyer and spending the time fighting a lawsuit (which would likely not be based in a court near me) would be a bigger hit.
My best hope, if I fought back, would be that I would have the headache and expense of a lawsuit for a year or so, win and then have another headache/expense of trying to get the copyright group to pay my legal fees. If I was successful in that, I might even wind up even on money spent/won back. The time spent and stress inflicted on me would never be paid back, though.
In short, I wouldn't blame someone for taking the $3,000 shortcut. It is purposefully designed to be the easier path to getting your life back.
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Mullica Hill, NJ | said by Jason Levine:If I were wrongly accused, I would have to serious consider the $3,000 settlement over fighting a lawsuit. I don't have much money to spare and while $3K would be a big hit on our bank account, paying a lawyer and spending the time fighting a lawsuit (which would likely not be based in a court near me) would be a bigger hit. My best hope, if I fought back, would be that I would have the headache and expense of a lawsuit for a year or so, win and then have another headache/expense of trying to get the copyright group to pay my legal fees. If I was successful in that, I might even wind up even on money spent/won back. The time spent and stress inflicted on me would never be paid back, though. In short, I wouldn't blame someone for taking the $3,000 shortcut. It is purposefully designed to be the easier path to getting your life back. i wonder with how they pick distant courts if someone could refuse to pay anything and simply state. "That ruling did not happen in my own state, so it does not apply to me".
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| I am reasonably sure these things are all handled in Federal court, so that wouldn't apply. Nor would it even in state court, as judgments from any state are enforceable across the country. |
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