Letter from Comcast re: copyright infringement lawsuit

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Wondering if anyone has ever had any experience like this and what may have come of it:

So my Dad calls me today to say he received a letter from Comcast regarding a release of his IP information in regards to a lawsuit regarding copyright infringement.

After checking out the letter myself and doing a little Googling, I find out the company that filed the lawsuit is some record label in England and and has filed these lawsuits in regards to a Lacuna Coil album being illegally torrented. That's a little funny itself because my Mom and Dad are 70 year old seniors who I'm sure have never heard of either Lacuna Coil OR bittorrents. My only guess is to what could have happened is a family member who was visiting (they get plenty) used the wireless router I set up for them to dl this. Otherwise, it would have to be a mistake or stranger getting into their wireless.

Anyone ever gotten a letter from an ISP for something like this? Anything become of it? From what I'm reading online, it's best just to ignore for the time being and only get advice of counsel if something actually comes from a court. Apparently there are a ton of copyright trolling law firms out there who attempt to get people to settle for $$ by sending threatening letters or emails.

I've heard of porn companies pulling this crap, so am a bit surprised to see a record label going this route, thought they gave that ish up back in the day.
 
I got a letter from universal after I downloaded three movies but they didn't blame me or anything it just said to be careful your wifi has a secure password and to make sure no one downloads movies from your ISP again
 
Until they get served with an official court document, just ignore any letters. If they get served with an official court document, have them hire an attorney. Never voluntarily give the record labels or anyone associated with them information.
 
Do nothing. If they mean business, you'll know it. I would suggest just simply trashing the letter.
 
I wouldn't pay no mind as well. Lacuna Coil is handled by US label Century Media who has no ties to RIAA (if I remember correctly, Century Media actually prides itself on not being affiliated with them). Though, their last two albums were handled by both Century Media and EMI (who is affiliated with RIAA)...but EMI would have handled the international end and not domestic...

Either way, ignore it.
 
[quote name='HumanSnatcher']I wouldn't pay no mind as well. Lacuna Coil is handled by US label Century Media who has no ties to RIAA (if I remember correctly, Century Media actually prides itself on not being affiliated with them). Though, their last two albums were handled by both Century Media and EMI (who is affiliated with RIAA)...but EMI would have handled the international end and not domestic...

Either way, ignore it.[/QUOTE]

And now it has come out that Century Media actually is going after people for downloading the recent Lacuna Coil and Iced Earth albums.
 
[quote name='Survivalism']Century is? Really?[/QUOTE]

http://www.bravewords.com/news/190411

ICED EARTH guitarist/vocalist Jon Schaffer has issued the following statement:

“It has come to my attention that Century Media is suing fans over illegal downloads of (among others) our latest album Dystopia. I felt it was important to clarify that we had no knowledge of this motion and were, sadly, not asked permission.

We all know the music industry is changing. We have been adapting to this model by embracing legal streaming services such as Spotify and by bringing our music to places we have never played before by touring our proverbial asses off.

As much as we respect that the labels are having a harder time selling music, we feel this is a misguided effort and want to make sure our fans know we would have not given our consent would we have been asked.”
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Two of the suits aim to halt the illicit distribution of Dark Adrenaline, the most recent album by the Italian band LACUNA COIL. The suits collectively target 3,136 John Doe defendants.

Four similar civil complaints accuse another 4,327 unnamed file swappers of illegally distributing Dystopia, the 2011 album by Iced Earth, a Florida-based metal band on the Century Media label.
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Thats REALLY stupid on Century's part, honestly. I wouldn't be surprised if Schaffer put that statement lightly. Hes had serious issues with Century in the past
 
Is throwing the letter in the garbage really the way to go? From what I've read, if you get a letter from the "Trolls", you can work out a settlement with them. Otherwise, you'll need to hire an attorney and go to court. Even if it doesn't get to trial, the lawyer fees will most likely exceed the settlement amounts, and if it ends in a settlement, it will likely be higher at that point. Century Media sucks and if enough people freak out I bet they would drop it like Nuclear Blast did with All Shall Perish.
 
[quote name='megatallica785']Is throwing the letter in the garbage really the way to go? From what I've read, if you get a letter from the "Trolls", you can work out a settlement with them. Otherwise, you'll need to hire an attorney and go to court. Even if it doesn't get to trial, the lawyer fees will most likely exceed the settlement amounts, and if it ends in a settlement, it will likely be higher at that point. Century Media sucks and if enough people freak out I bet they would drop it like Nuclear Blast did with All Shall Perish.[/QUOTE]

From what I'm reading, you don't talk to the trolls, and you sure as hell don't settle with them. Being as its my Dad, and I know for a fact he wouldn't know how to download anything like this online, nor would there be any trace of it on his computer, I told him if he gets a settlement letter from the attorney to ignore it, and if he gets a phone call don't give them any info, just hang up.

None of these copyright troll cases has ever gone to court and the burden of proof,not to mention my Dads in California and the law firms in New Jersey (no jurisdiction) the odds of them filing suit personally against him are slim to none. These trolls are basically just looking to scare people into settling. If you ignore them long enough, they'll go away.
 
[quote name='lawdood']From what I'm reading, you don't talk to the trolls, and you sure as hell don't settle with them. Being as its my Dad, and I know for a fact he wouldn't know how to download anything like this online, nor would there be any trace of it on his computer, I told him if he gets a settlement letter from the attorney to ignore it, and if he gets a phone call don't give them any info, just hang up.

None of these copyright troll cases has ever gone to court and the burden of proof,not to mention my Dads in California and the law firms in New Jersey (no jurisdiction) the odds of them filing suit personally against him are slim to none. These trolls are basically just looking to scare people into settling. If you ignore them long enough, they'll go away.[/QUOTE]
Am I the only one noticing the take on the band name Metallica in the guys name and his insistance to settle? The irony
 
Maybe someone will remember where....maybe in the northeast or New York...

Police bust in a Guy's home and tore the place up, the guys goes to jail for a while and has some related bad experiences. All happened over his IP being associated with some hits and downloads uploads on kiddie porn bait sites. After a while they realize he doesn't have any, his PCs are squeaky clean and realize that his router is unsecured. Someone had been on hisnetwork doing all the stuff since his router was basically a public access point.

Moral of the story, use a password.
 
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