The original post: /r/piracy by /u/ALIIERTx on 2025-03-12 12:58:24.
I just received a cease-and-desist letter from Nimrod claiming that I torrented Dungeon 4, which is completely false. I have never seen or even heard of this game before.
This isn’t the first time—last time, I got a similar claim for another game I never downloaded. I hired a lawyer specializing in these cases, but in the end, the fine was still raised to 300€, and we couldn't do anything about it. It seems like many of these so-called "specialized" lawyers are working in a way that benefits the other side, profiting from people accepting some level of guilt.
On top of that, the IP address they claim was used to download the game was supposedly tracked on a day when my family and I were out the entire time celebrating my younger brother’s birthday. There’s no way this happened from our connection.
I refuse to pay for something I didn’t do. Has anyone dealt with this before? What are my options to fight back against these false claims?
Edit: i live in Germany