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They used John Doe (unnamed party) lawsuits to get the ISPs to release names. The lawyers were caught because they were greedy - they went after enough people
by lozenge 7y ago
They used John Doe (unnamed party) lawsuits to get the ISPs to release names.
The lawyers were caught because they were greedy - they went after enough people that some of them started unravelling the thread. Some kept at it even when the lawyers offered to drop the cases.