Even The Recording Industry Is Criticizing ACS:Law/DigiProtect Pre-Settlement Letter Program
from the hammer-coming-down dept
With more and more attention being paid to the efforts by firms like ACS:Law and DigiProtect to profit from blasting out hundreds of thousands of letters demanding payment to avoid file sharing lawsuits (which almost never seem to actually get filed), it seems that the companies involved in such things may finally be facing some pretty serious criticism that could force them to curb the practice. First up, politicians. A few different UK officials are coming out loudly against ACS:Law, with some even suggesting that the firm's efforts are like a "scam" or "legal blackmail."Meanwhile perhaps the most surprising of all is that BPI, the UK's version of the RIAA has also come out against the practice, saying that they don't feel it is appropriate. Perhaps it's not a huge surprise -- given that the clients of ACS:Law/DigiProtect have tended to be video game and porn producers rather than the recording industry. However, when even the recording industry finds your actions against file sharing too draconian, it suggests you've really stepped over the line. At some point, you get the feeling that ACS:Law is going to get slapped down legally.
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Filed Under: extortion, pre-settlement
Companies: acs:law, bpi, digiprotect
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Slapped down
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Taste of own medicine?
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Pot Meet Kettle ...
history .... doomed to repeat ... nuff said
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Huh? Do I have this right?
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Re: Huh? Do I have this right?
No, BPI has not signed up with ACS. ACS mostly represents video game makers and porn producers. As far as I know, they have no deals in the music industry so they're not sending out letters for the labels.
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