in countries like Germany or United States It is not possible to hack without a VPN, because they have implemented a system three strokes. If they catch you three times IP download content by torrent, can go to It fines you hundreds of euros. These messages come close to extortion, since they urge the user to pay in exchange for not going to trial. Therefore, hundreds or thousands of these types of lawsuits can be a great source of income for businesses.
Messages from a company that owns a movie
Now, there is a new country whose citizens are struggling with these types of cards: the United Kingdom. There is a judge who gave permission to the American company. Voltage voltages To send messages to suspected hackers in the country. The first to receive it were the customers. Virgin operator.
In the message, Voltage Holdings claims that it discovered your IP address through file sharing. Torrent content. This is incredible IP It is owned by Virgin, so the company continues to communicate with the operator to transmit the data of who was using that IP address on the day and time the content was shared. The content in this case is the movie Ava.
The message assumes that The owner of this IP address He is the one who downloaded the content, which is not true in many cases. For example, it could be someone in the house or even someone stealing your WiFi. In this case, the company leaves the door open for the user to defend himself and claim that he was not the one who downloaded the content.
innocent until proven otherwise
However, if the user cannot prove that they are not the person who Downloaded contentThen you will have to sign an agreement with the company in which you promise not to infringe your copyrights again, and you will also have to pay compensation. The number they requested did not appear, but it is likely in the hundreds of euros. the receivers have 14 days to replyHowever, it is recommended that they receive legal advice before doing so.
Virgin confirmed that it released the user's data to the company after being requested by a judge. Such a situation could be repeated in Spain, which has already happened in the past. Fortunately, in these cases, the company Have no idea that the user has committed a copyright infringement override the IP. It will be the judge who must determine if this is true or not.
Effort is likely required Select users from more operators. In the past, cases similar to these have been resolved in favor of UK clients. In Spain, the latter case was resolved differently in two courts, in one of which the users were acquitted and in the other they were convicted.
