Has identified 10,000 IP addresses it says have illegally downloaded its films, sending pre-litigation settlement letters to 500 of them so far.
Constantin Film AG, a major German film production and distribution company, has reportedly been sending pre-litigation settlement letters to people it accuses of illegally downloading its movies since this past March.
It says it’s identified more than 10,000 IP addresses, but has sent letters to only 500 of them so far .
CEO Bernhard Burgener says the movie studio is asking only for a "symbolic" 800 euros ($1064 USD) in damages, and those that refuse can expect further legal action.
Nevermind the fact that BitTorrent is prone to false positives for copyright infringement and that the "proof" they cite merely identifies an address, not an actual person.
Some of the more popular films produced by Constantin Film AG include the Resident Evil series.
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German movies SUCK anyway…
I hope that nobody pays them because ip adresses alone are not enough to convict somebody because people’s ip’s change.