Willie

Avril makes a good point about the IP address, that's one i'd look in to but if your ISP uses static IP addresses you're buggered.

Nemises

Not realy! IPs can be faked. Trakers generate IPs also. Also wireless routers are not hack proof.

hamsternuts

maybe NOT stealing a car isn't about getting caught or not, maybe it should be about not wanting to take someone else's jamjar away from them.....?



whereas downloading stuff isn't taking stuff away from another person is it



my tuppence worth

Nemises

Of cource it is lmao. Your stealing a copy of someones property.

hamsternuts

yeah, a copy, not TAKING IT AWAY, they still have it too don't they?

i wouldnt mind if someone replicated my car, but left me the original!

Nemises

Its intelectual property rights but. They own it and sell copies, and people take them for free. They lose out on revenue, so in theory your takein there profit by downloading and uploading.

OrganicSteel

ieshymoss

i have had the same letter the other day i dont no what to do about it?? please help :(

ieshymoss

yea!
i had the same letter about 3 days ago!!
it sed i downloaded it last year tho? on the 26.05.08?
please reply i have no idea what to do?
thanks

bib

Right Fellas Please don't treat this as a scam. This is a real law firm sending out what some people consider specualtive invoices but they are infact legal requests for settlement based on court orders obtaining your details from your ISP. With that said please do not ignore them. For the best information and a well rounded collection of information and people to talk to please go to http://beingthreatened.yolasite.com it won't cost you anything but you may become informed enough about this nasty situation to save yourself further pain

Hickster

Hi Guys, just a quick note, I received my letter on the 7th May, (Dated 5th) and was also accused but of sharing a game. ACS LAW have received a letter of denial from me and they then responded with a bunch of nonsense, I again sent a letter fo denial and await their response.
I would urge ANYONE who has received a letter from ACS:LAW to go to the Slyck Forum post where you will find over 200 pages of info relating to this issue, not only to ACS LAW but also to the originators of this action Davenport Lyons
The slyck forum post is hereSlyck forum post ACS:LAWAlso I would urge you to go to the being threatened page where their is a cornocopia of information collated by many of us accused. Beingthreatened by ACS Law?
If you want the dirt and lowdown on this Company please see hereSpeculative Invoicing Blog
Please forgive me for posting these links if it is innapropriate to do so on a first post, but I am mindful that time is of the essence with this matter. The realy Important thing to remember is "YOU ARE NOT ALONE, STAND STRONG!"

rs007

This is all largely untested in court.

As many on here will know, wireless router security can be fairly easily hacked, so even if the IP led right to your house, as I understand it, it still doesnt mean you commited a crime, because someone could have parked up outside your house, and hacked your network.

LOL accusing folks of dling scooter, man thats embarrasing.

Its that bad, I bet even Robsta would own up to downloading gay porn before owning up to that

Tall

Have you seen the thread where Rob was caught watching Gay porn...?

TaintedSoul

Request the logs from said incident showing the event took place.
Who exactly is the ACS and why would you owe them money?
Also how do they come to the figure of £500?? The CD costs perhaps £8 to £15???

Last letter I got was for some XBOX game tha had me logged downloading. I said I dont have such file and I'm deeply concerned that I am showing up as having this file. Asked them to please provide all logs files they speaking off and the details of the person/company making the claims.

Never heard anything about it again after that.

Willie

They're generally not concerned about you downloading the song, it's all the uploading and chances are if it was sitting in your shared folder for a while it was uploading a fair bit.