Up to 25000 British illegal downloaders sued

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Originally Posted by Floyd Fisher

Well, if I read the article correctly, they do offer an out of court settlement for $700USD. I'd say that is more than fair IMHO.

She rejected it and got her day in court instead. Whose fault is that?

Her fault entirely, but I doubt that paying $700 was an option - probably the amount that the family had to live on for 2 weeks. Maybe it could be raised over the course of a year... people outside the UK might not realise how tight money is here for most people and the poor state of the economy.

Either way, I stand by the point I was making - that a punishment should match the crime and should punish the criminal. Punishing the criminal's family is not the same thing.