What I object to is the vagueness, and the secrecy at play in these filings. I must assume that the corporate entity is up too malfeasance. There is a old saying about fighting someone your own size. There is also something despicable about shaking down someone that is defenseless for money. This almost feels like something out of the Sopranos.
I honestly cannot say whether this was justified or not justified, but I have to assume that it was not justified. Otherwise why try to hide what happened. Are the settlements equal to the crime. I would seriously doubt that. They have no attorney present, and how did they cost this company a hundred thousand dollars in copyright infringement. That seems like an entirely arbitrary figure. With no attempt to account for a reasonable loss.
I do not mind companies making an example of pirates. They are scum and deserve to be incarcerated and fined. However this reads like a money making venture. Trick someone into selling you a illegal copy of a game. Then sue them for a hundred thousand dollars. This actually reads like they want you to steel from them so they can sue you, and make more money then they lost.
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