said by peterboro:said by resa1983: Isn't that only after they file against you though?
It isn't at that point, and except for maybe 1 or 2 people being made an example of, it won't reach that point..
First will be a demand letter for two reasons;
1. It is their business model to shake down as many as possible this way.
2. It demonstrates to the court how they are swell people and tried to resolve this without wasting the courts time.
As you will already named as defendant and not Jane or John Doe in the initial action they will perfect the statement of claim against you in Federal Court if you don't adhere satisfactorily to their demands.
I know how they work. I've been watching how it's been going in the US for months and months on end. My question was more how things work legally in Canada, vs what their MO is.
I haven't and won't be named, as I don't download movies.
They're not worth my time as they're all crap anyways. I watch a few TV shows, and thats about it for my TV/movie watching.
The problem however, is that once you get named, you have to get yourself severed from the main suit (which may or may not happen) as you're 1 of 2000 defendants, and then get it knocked down to small claims.
The best bet right now, is CIPPIC.