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DMCA Scammers Exploit Sites Linked to Mental Health Issues to Boost SEO

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Alleged Infringement of ‘Copyrighted Images’ In March 2022, Richard Byrne of freetech4teachers.com uncovered a scam in which website operators were informed by supposed law firm Arthur Davidson Legal that they’d infringed copyright in an image and a lawsuit could follow.

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Virgin Media Subscribers Told to Pay “Thousands of Pounds” to Settle Piracy Lawsuits

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According to sources familiar with the matter who spoke with TorrentFreak on condition of anonymity, attempting to settle a case with Voltage’s law firm Lewis Silkin LLP will not be cheap. Multiple Thousands of Pounds Requested. Safeguarding Measures Are Built Into the High Court Order.

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Movie Piracy: Customers of Major UK ISPs Receive Letters Demanding Cash

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TorrentFreak has obtained documents that show commercial law firm Lewis Silkin LLP writing to Virgin customers claiming that they have been identified as people who pirated ‘Ava’, a movie that achieved a score of just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes’ ‘tomatometer’ The Voltage Letter to Virgin Customers.

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Piracy, It’s a Crime: UK Govt. Ignored Warnings, Now Families Pay The Price

TorrentFreak

When Voltage first went to the High Court requesting the identities of Virgin Media users, they were represented by Lewis Silkin LLP. Subsequent ‘pay up’ letters were also handled by the law firm which, for the protection of the public, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.