A previous posting here referred to another instance of this sort of thing, but the discussion wandered a bit.
A friend of a friend received a letter from Sky like this
relating to the downloading of a film in April 2013.
The subsequent letter from the company behind this asks them to agree to pay "a sum of money as compensation to the claimant for the losses", and doesn't give any hint as to the sum to be claimed.
They are given 28 days to respond. I suspect it is no coincidence that it was sent out at the beginning of school summer holidays, and the friend was indeed on holiday when it arrived.
I am surprised that Sky has given out the name and address of the subscriber even if they have failed in their defence of the court order. If I had received the letter, I would have immediately asked Sky to provide me with their records relating to that IP address on the date in question. Would this be a good thing to suggest to this subscriber?
The film in question can be rented for the monthly Netflix subscription or free during the trial period.
No-one remembers downloading this film, and they are not aware of using torrents to download. They have checked their router and they believe it has the standard default password. An adjacent house is rented to students.
Any thoughts welcome on what else to think about and what to suggest they say, politely, in response.