my farther got a letter from DL on the 18th of this month stating that he had downloaded Scooter – Jumping all over the world. They provided information on our old ip (offense apparently took place on April 11th this year) and that they got my dads info from BT (old service provider at time of offense). He or no one connected to our hub downloaded this music. The also state that the album was not released in the UK till the 10th of October when it is said to have been released on the 5th May. There are many discrepancies in there evidence for example they say they got our ip information from BT in May but then it says they got a court order from Germany in June to do so. Surely this make whatever evidence that collected before June null and void… I have given my dad the letter you wrote to send on the DL and if this does end up going to court then i am glad to say we have VERY wealthy family members who will get use the best lawyer in England . We are prepared me and my farther to challenge this allegation and counter sue if they do not stop the claim against use. It’s a shame they resort to scare tactics and bullying. Also i find it very strange all the costs seem to be similar ours come to £505.20. Huh! how do they come to deciding this figure. Email me Gareth if you would like to see a copy of one of these letters as i don’t know if you have or not and i would be happy to provide you a copy of ours(personal info will be blacked out of course)…

I am the latest victim of DL: I received a letter today, claiming I have made available ‘Young harlots The governess’ ‘specifically for the purpose of being downloaded by third parties.’ They provide a dossier from my internet provider with details of file name, p2p client,hit date, host ip address and say all this info was gathered using a sophisticated software prog ‘the monitoring program’ to locate an individual’s ip ‘where the work is being made available by an individual from his or her personal or office computer…’ Their forensic IT experts are DigiRights Solution GnbH. I have 21 days to pay the sum of £503.49!I have not made this ‘work’ available as they claim. Is it possible my IP address was used illegally?

The letter is very threatening and has caused me much stress. I have read the other letters here and have taken on board some of the advice but really am not sure what to do next.

I would appreciate any advice or help with this.

D

It’s great to know there’s someone online with half a clue about how to deal with this but I want to research this a lot more before I do anything.

Do you know of any support groups or solid resources that may help me in the situation? Of course, if you think it’s best for them to be a little underground then please reply by email.

Found this very interesting document in my research…

http://www.zahnarzt-dr-mueller.com/Vertrag_Digi/Vertrag.pdf

It seems to suggest that the files were actually seeded by the company making the infringement claims.
Scam indeed.

Any comments on this?

thanks for your posts they have help the panic subside. Recevied my letter today and i know I am innocent of all the claims as I have never downloaded anything least of all a film called Army Fuckers which they are accusing me of. I am taking your advice – even if i have to pay £10 – and hope that it is the last i hear.

thanks again

Beth