[Serious] People who have gotten into actual legal trouble over illegal torrents, what happened?

Got this email:

You are being contacted on behalf of

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

and its affiliated companies because your Internet account was identified as having been used recently to illegally copy and/or distribute copyright protected works. The name of the movie or TV show, the date and time at which the claimed infringement took place, the IP address, and other relevant information relating to this notice is summarized for you at the bottom of this letter.

Our goal is to ensure you take action to prevent your Internet account from being used for illegal activities in the future, and to encourage you to take advantage of the many exciting and innovative ways you can now enjoy movie and TV content online legally. In Canada, there are more and more legitimate sites and services that provide high-quality, on demand film and TV shows, offering the easiest, fastest, safest, highest quality product and viewing experience possible. If you visit www.wheretowatchincanada.ca, you will find an array of different types of sites and services offering numerous ways to legally access the entertainment you want.

You should also be aware that many of the sites, including "peer-to-peer" sites used to illegally download or watch movies and TV shows, are unsafe for consumers and can be manipulated to steal personal information. Internet security experts warn that accessing these sites can infect computers and devices, and render the user vulnerable to spam, viruses, malware or phishing attacks.

Now that you have received this notice of claimed infringement associated with your Internet account, there are some things that you can do immediately to avoid receiving further notices and to prevent more serious consequences that may follow.

These actions include:

  1. Stop downloading or uploading movies or TV shows without authorization when doing so constitutes copyright infringement;
  2. Permanently delete from your computer(s) all unauthorized copies you may have already made of these movies and TV shows and consider disabling or deleting the peer to peer software that facilitates that activity; and
  3. Make sure that anyone else who is authorized to use your Internet account is made aware of this notice - and take steps to ensure that your Internet account cannot be used by someone who is not authorized to do so.

The illegal copying and distribution of copyrighted works are prohibited under the Canadian Copyright Act. In addition, unauthorized copying and/or distributing of copyrighted content using your Internet account may be a violation of your ISP's terms of service for which there are other consequences. Under Canada s Copyright law, your ISP is now required to forward this notice to you, inform us that the notice has been forwarded, and retain records associated with this notice for prescribed periods of time.

CASE DETAIL/DÉTAIL DE CAS

Title of Work/ Titre de l oeuvre: GONE GIRL /Gone Girl, Les Apparences

Claimant s Name/ Nom du Demandeur: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Claimant s Address/ Adresse du demandeur: 20th Century Fox PO Box 900 Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900

Claimant s Interest or Right in the Work/ L intérêt ou droit du demandeur à l égard de l oeuvre: Owner of Copyright in Canada / Le titulaire du droit d auteur au Canada

Infringement Claimed/ La prétendue violation: Unauthorized reproduction and/or distribution contrary to Sections 3 and 27 of the Copyright Act/ Reproduction et/ou la distribution non-autorisée contrairement à l'article 3 et 27 de la Loi sur le droit d'auteur

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