[A2k] BBC NEWS - Cash demand over 'porn downloads'; A hard look at file-sharing evidence

[Barbara Stratton]

Two linked items from the BBC today.

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Cash demand over 'porn downloads'
Thousands of internet users have been told they'll be taken to court unless=
 they pay hundreds of pounds for illegally downloading and sharing hardcore=
 porn movies.... A German company called DigiProtect claims the users are b=
reaking copyright law and is demanding =A3500 to settle out of court.... Ma=
ny deny copying the movies and say they have no idea why they were identifi=
ed in the first place.... Little is known about DigiProtect, the German fir=
m behind the latest wave of copyright litigation....
BBC NEWS 05/12/08 http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_77660=
00/7766448.stm


A hard look at file-sharing evidence
What would you do if you received a letter accusing you of illegally downlo=
ading a hardcore gay porn movie?
BBC NEWS 05/12/08 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7763185.stm