For a long time it was said that the new breed of Hang um high and lets makes lots of money copyright firms were using evidence they knew was incorrect, Well it looks like those accused by the money grabbing gits were not the only ones thinking that.
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Anti-piracy lawyers 'knowingly targeted the innocent', says law body
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A major law firm knew it sometimes had no reliable evidence of unlawful filesharing when it demanded hundreds of pounds damages from internet users, according to the solicitors' watchdog.
London-based Davenport Lyons threatened thousands of people with legal action for alleged copyright infringement between 2006 and 2009. They were told that by quickly paying around £500 damages, plus costs, they could avoid court.
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Following complaints to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Davenport Lyons now stands accused of deliberately ignoring concerns over the standard of its evidence. It matched IP addresses captured from movie and videogame BitTorrent swarms with customer records obtained from ISPs by court order.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11...ort_lyons_sra/