As others have pointed out, it seems sketchy as hell, the desperate last-minute plea for a considerable sum of cash, the weird reasoning about data gotten throu

As others have pointed out, it seems sketchy as hell, the desperate last-minute plea for a considerable sum of cash, the weird reasoning about data gotten through a web scraper being somehow subject to fees, and especially in how they want to "protect" the name of the data company. Regardless, if it was legit then I'd strongly agree with the suggestion of setting up a shell company to not only avoid litigation but to set a trend in teaching these bully companies how the internet works since it seems a few still have to be taught. Anyone using a c&d against a smaller company for data that can be gotten through a web scraper really should fuck off. The UK does seem to be the place where this kind of shitty IP litigation takes place more than is typical.