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Old 04-04-2009, 18:03   #520
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Re: Have you received a letter from Davenport Lyons?

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Originally Posted by cookie_365 View Post
This thread has some useful information from people who have travelled along the same path but it's important that people realise that their circumstances might be subtly but fundamentally different; different evidence, changed approach by DL, that kind of thing. Advice by Google is never going to pick that up.
All the cases and circumstances are the same. DL have an IP address and maybe a screenshot for evidence. That does not identify any individual or any particular computer. As the burden of proof is on them, they have no case.

It's a simple extortion racket. Pay up or we will sue you.

Luckily, as long as you just keep telling them you didn't do it and to go away, they will never take you to court since they want to avoid setting a precedent at all costs.

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There's also some useful info from people pointing out that these are civil proceedings and not criminal proceedings for example, but what they can't do is explain to an individual person who's received one of these letters how that should effect them specifically.
Specifically, it means that there is no way you can get a criminal conviction or criminal record. At the worst, you would end up owing them money, or more likely they would end up owing you your costs.
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