Automated Legal Threats Turn Piracy Into Profit

Piracy watchdog Nexicon has found the ultimate way to turn piracy into profit for the fresh copyright holders added to their clientele. They offer alleged file-sharers the chance to settle for $10 per downloaded song or an equal amount for a pirated movie. If you decide not to settle, they promise to bankrupt you in court.

The company has a history as a cigarette retailer but went on to hunt pirates after they were sued for selling smokes to minors and failing to report their sales to the tax office.

The emails sent out by Nexicon to alleged infringers contain veiled threats of legal action if they don't choose to settle within 10 days.

However, because of these low fees and the use of threatening language we cannot help mentioning the word 'extortion' once more.

To the best of our knowledge they don't even have a proper license to act as private investigators which is a felony in several US states and renders the 'evidence' they have in their spreadsheets useless.