U.S.A! U.S.A!

Agreed, but 100% sureness is basically impossible here. So it's at risk of becoming "I'll beat up SOMEBODY in a year if SOMEBODY robs me," which is ethically weirder.

This is awesome.

And watching baseball makes me a professional athlete! Sweet!

I'm not so certain, though I'm no lawyer.

So? That doesn't mean anything. If I tell someone I'm going to beat them up in a year, and then I do so, that doesn't make my actions somehow more defensible.

To clarify: presumption of innocence is ABSOLUTELY a legal principle in every EU country. Don't let others waffle on this.

The police won't have anything to do with this, as they only investigate criminal, not civil, cases.

"no normal paying customer will be affected by this action."

Thanks for your measured responses and calls to reason, here!

The Speculative Invoicing Handbook:

Why worry about what people may or may not have "done"? Extort 'em!

"You don't use a site like Torrent Freak unless you're planning on stealing."

I don't think anybody's siding with Torrent users. I don't make this point because I'm somehow for piracy. The point is that I should in no way feel compelled to give money to a company just because they sent me a threatening letter over something that's notoriously dubious to prove.

If only insisting that you'll only use your power to thwart evil was enough.

I don't think they should. If CD Projekt wants to take it to the courts, fine, but nobody should give anybody anything just because they were told to by some company.

100% sureness is impossible here. Claiming that it's so is a bending of the truth and a bullying tactic. I understand that saying how they obtain their information might put their ability to gather the information at risk. But that's no excuse for one-sided threats and arbitrary demands.

The internet's not that important in the "grand scheme of things"!?

You can never have too many Skylines.

Yeah but how many copies did it sell on PC!?