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British Citizens Sued for Downloading Porn on P2P

By DrewWilson

DavenPort Lyons appears to be at it again. It may be considered unthinkable that one could get sued for downloading porn, but from the BBC recently suggests otherwise now. The report says that hundreds of British citizens are being served up with legal threat letters demanding £500 in settlement money or else be taken to court. It may be a familiar scene for those accused of downloading Dream Pinball 3D, but porn? It seems a little bit of a stretch of the imagination until one reads which company is behind the mass litigation: DigiProtect of Davenport Lyon (the same company responsible for the massive litigation of people accused of downloading Dream Pinball 3D) While a lengthy article, TechDirt notes a key point - that the company who produces the porn is unhappy with the amount being demanded per settlement. From the BBC article: "It's not my understanding that they ask for anything near that.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on December 07, 2008 (boomark / email).