Torrent user sues law firm for extortion
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Torrent user sues law firm for extortion
http://www.techspot.com/news/41341-t...extortion.html
I wonder how the law firm found who was using torrents and downloading movies.
Dmitriy Shirokov is suing a Washington law firm that sent threatening letters to thousands of alleged movie downloaders, accusing the firm of fraud and extortion. He filed the 96-page lawsuit, which argues that lawyers at Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver made a business of threatening people with expensive litigation and fines unless they pay "settlement offers" of $1,500 to $2,500, in the US District Court of Massachusetts.
The firm was apparently never interested in actually litigating these claims. Although the legal firm threatened victims with expensive court action if they didn't cough up the cash, it neither had the resources nor the inclination to do so, meaning the letters in question were simply intended to frighten and get cash out of P2P users.
The firm was apparently never interested in actually litigating these claims. Although the legal firm threatened victims with expensive court action if they didn't cough up the cash, it neither had the resources nor the inclination to do so, meaning the letters in question were simply intended to frighten and get cash out of P2P users.
I wonder how the law firm found who was using torrents and downloading movies.
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Modern fileshares use magnetic linking to self propagate without the need for a external tracker. Its basically a database of who has the file so it can be accessed by others who want the file. Your ip, and a timestamp are attached to the file. From there, a Whois on the IP will reveal your Internet provider. Your Internet provider links date/time/ip to your account. It's a bit of research, but it's an easy way to scam $1000 out of someone with 10 minutes of work.
