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downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
Posted on 18/08/2010 8:09 pm
downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
Hi,
do any of you have the following experience?
Downloaded movie from bittorent and get letter from the copyright owner of the movie lawyer to pay some money?
in this case U+C Rechtanwälte?
thank you.
VP_2004
Member since 15/11/2004
Posted on 24/08/2010 9:12 am
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
I talked to my friend.He has already paid 1900 euro and he need to pay more 2000 euro for that he has appointed the lawyer and perhaps he need to pay half of 2000 euro .But he definately has to pay.
deathinc
Member since 03/06/2005
Posted on 24/08/2010 11:44 am
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
Yes ... Its serious.
It becomes more complicated when one has done many downloads from the same copyrights.
For example
If you have downloaded only one time and have been cought. for example fine is 1000 euro.
You can negotiate to 200 to 400 euro and close the contract. If you are poor even without fine can be done. the contract will have 3 years binded any time they can come back. Say if you have paid some money (200 euro) and closed the contract. Then it is safe ...
You need to be very careful not to do any download for the same copyrights for the fore coming years. Mostly for the next 3 to 30 years (According to the contract). If you have done again then it is very serious. The next time fine will be around 10K - 50K Euro.
engineer
Member since 12/10/2005
Posted on 24/08/2010 11:53 am
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
@deathink - thank for the info. was it from download long time ago? (1 year? 1 month?)
@engineer - no, i will never use that dammed program again 
I will update if I have some news from me.
VP_2004
Member since 15/11/2004
Posted on 24/08/2010 11:59 am
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
some have been cought only with <bold> SLOW speed </bold> internet setting. Even though they did download for more than 10 years 
with high speed 
They need only file name and file header plus IP address to sue you.
Its not like 100 % downlaod completion is needed.
engineer
Member since 12/10/2005
Posted on 24/08/2010 3:29 pm
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
damn...never knew using bit torrent can get u in so mch trouble...better to stay away from it...can get free mp3s from various other sources/websites...cant say the same for movies thou !
orangepajamas
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 24/08/2010 7:45 pm
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
@VP_2004
Was it Hollywood or Bollywood movie?
goodfaith
Member since 07/04/2005
Posted on 24/08/2010 9:38 pm
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
just type abmahnung Werke then you will know.
Holywood, german, mp3, books, porn, etc etc.
VP_2004
Member since 15/11/2004
Posted on 24/08/2010 9:51 pm
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
I have done some research in website, it seems the operation modus is the following:
1. there are IT companies that collect and sell
info about IP address, what and when
2. Fxxxxxxx lawyer buy the information
2. Fxxxxxxx lawyer go to internet provider to
ask them to disclose info about name and address
From the website below I read that:
- certain IP disclose the info very fast
- the percentages of victim from these certain
IP are significantly higher than others
and therefore I am going to change mine as soon
as I am done with the contract.
http://www.abmahnw...de/Abmahnstudien.html
3. Fxxxxxxx lawyer send you abuse letter
4. and you are screwed
From my opinion, there are very big possibility that the IP hunter will record everything and just save it in their database and it may become handy or commerciable some day.
@engineer - not being caught now, doesn't mean safe already !
I hope there are not many GC-ers here are working for this IP hunter company.
Any comment form others?
VP_2004
Member since 15/11/2004
Posted on 15/09/2011 11:29 pm
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
Hi,
My friend is in the same situation. He got a letter from Rechtsanwalt and the letter is in same way as described earlier by Vakalat.
Someone in earlier post mentioned that one should not sign the pre-formulated letter they sent along with it. Then what should be the next course of action?
Can this be negotiable? If yes, how? Any tips!
Thanks,
Fargo
fargo143
Member since 31/12/2007
Posted on 16/09/2011 10:40 am
Re: downloading movie from bittorent and have to pay now
it is a business started by some unemployed group of lawyers. there is no other way other than negotiating the case with another lawyer.
If you are in social you have very good chance to escape. if you are working and have money. oops I am sorry ...
Again don't sign the papers and send them ...it has very worst text like slave contract .
engineer
Member since 12/10/2005
