What should I do if I received an email from my ISP informing that a company is accusing my IP address of copyright infringement through file sharing?
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What should I do if I received an email from my ISP informing that a company is accusing my IP address of copyright infringement through file sharing?
The email also claims that if this is not settled out of court within the time period of approximately a few weeks that the fee will increase substantially when their attorneys are involved. It says I can settle the claim by going to the website “copyrightsettlements.com”. If it is found that the best course of action is to settle out of court, is the website which the email recommends legitimate and the proper channel in which to handle this situation? If I were to settle with this company or with the site they recommend, how do I know that would indeed be the end of the claims against me?
Asked on June 27, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Wisconsin
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Before you make any decisions as to the e mail that you received supposedly from your ISP provider you should consult with a business attorney about the situation. It is not as though you received a hard copy letter from an attorney or even from your ISP provider on hard copy.
How do you really know that this e mail is from your ISP provider? There are many scam artists trying to take advantage of consumers like you. My suggestion is to follow the advice of the business attorney who reviews the matter that you have written about.
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