This sueing business has gotten totally out of hand. Once you are flagged and on the list, it doesn’t matter how you got there. Doesn’t matter if the claims are false.

The settlement center is just like the media echoings in that it is misrepresentation of what it really is. The settlement center isn’t for determining if there is enough evidence to push for money. No their purpose is simple. Collect. They don’t care if you are guilty or not, only that you pay. If you are innocent, then your only hope is to spend big bucks to fight it in court. The settlement center’s sole purpose is to encourage you pay and discourage any other thought, like not being guilty and not owing diddly squat. In fact, by admission in the write up of the Chan case, even discussing the possibility of innocence and not owning is against their policies as it might encourage others to fight the cases and not pay.

Once on the list you have two choices; pay through the nose in extorsion fees or seek a not guilty plea in court with fees likely to exceed those of the settlement center. No where here is there any consideration for not owing because of not doing. No where here is there any consideration that the RIAA and crew may have gotten bad data through overworked and underpaid employees of the telecom industry. No where does there seem to be any check and balance on the system. Once accused you are guarrenteed you are going to spend money, either to make it go away and admit guilt (whether you are guilty or not) or to fight for your innocence.

Since a judge has already ruled that the accusation is enough to get you into court, you will either pay or go to court. The amazing thing here is that there is no requirement to prove the accusation and no penality for false accusation other than another long term court case to recover damages when falsely accused. Yeap, it all leans in favor of the corporation. No wonder they are so eager to sue. No penalties not to and the idea that legal threats and cheaper fees than court could lead them to buckets full of money from each and every scared consumer out there in the public areas.

Truely, corporations have all the benefits of a person without the benefit of a conscience.