I literally had to pay Strike 3 over $10k for having downloaded some of their videos over torrent. Ironically I liked their videos enough to be a paying member

I literally had to pay Strike 3 over $10k for having downloaded some of their videos over torrent. Ironically I liked their videos enough to be a paying member of one of their websites (even for 2 years before the lawsuit hit me). But downloading torrents was much more convenient, so I foolishly (and without VPN) opted to torrent. They used Dade County (Florida) court house to send mass accusations (not individual ones as is standard law practice). The lawyer said that letting them know I was a paying member might make them put the screws on me for being the cause of distribution or something, so I silently paid the money and moved on. Frustrating that they can bypass standard law practice by finding a scumbag courthouse that is willing to ignore due process.