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This is a civil suit, not a criminal case.

• Dylan16807 8y ago
  A civil suit still requires 51% Multiple users will cut that percentage up pretty quickly.
• jdc 8y ago
  Disclaimer: IANAL To clarify, the plaintiff does have to prove it was the defendant that wronged them, but instead the standard of proof being "beyond a reasonable doubt" it's something like on "the balance of probabilities."
• onetimemanytime 8y ago
  unless the law says "it's your internet connection and you're responsible for what happens" I doubt it matters that much. Standard of proof is much lower but still have to prove that x most likely downloaded the movie.
  • anticensor 8y ago
    > unless the law says "it's your internet connection and you're responsible for what happens" Most subscription contracts have a clause to that effect.
    • delecti 8y ago
      That's a contract with the provider. I'm responsible to Comcast if my connection is used to download 17 TB of data on a metered subscription, even if I was hacked. That contract doesn't leave me responsible for anything except between me and Comcast.