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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
I think that the cost is too big...
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They sent out 822,000 email warnings.
They sent out 68,000 second-stage warnings.
They sent out 165 third-stage warnings.
Only fraction of those 165 third-stage warnings appear to be going to court, where the individual might face a €1500 fine and/or lose Internet for 1 month. Or, if they can demonstrate that it's not their fault, they are not punished.
That doesn't sound like a horrendous cost to me, especially compared to a maximum of $20,000 per-download fine that you could face in the US.