It happened to an IT professional, who wishes to remain anonymous, saying he was accused of downloading a pornographic movie about six months ago.
“I knew I didn’t do it, I knew no one in my household did it,” he says. “Your internet could have been used by neighbors, used by a guest.”
“To carte blanche fire a shotgun in the air and say ‘pay up’ is just ridiculous,” he adds.
His experience led him to create the blog DieTrollDie, a trove of information for people who find themselves accused of piracy. “It can be really scary and really confusing,” he says of being subpoenaed.
