Codemaster's law firm issue demand to game pirates

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Codemasters, publisher of titles such as Clive Barker's Jericho and Overlord, is targeting videogame pirates and demanding cash from those who have been illegally downloading their titles through bittorents and peer-to-peer programs.

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[Workaholic]

Hmm...........

"I have received a letter... saying i have downloaded a file called Colin McRae Dirt for the Xbox 360 and they want me to pay £511 to them," read an email sent to the Register by a disgruntled recipient.

Davenport Lyons are no strangers to investigating videogame fraud and earlier this year they targeted 500 people who they claim had illegally uploaded ‘Dream Pinball 3D’. A number of those people contacted claimed that they hadn't illegally downloaded anything, but paid up anyway because they didn't want to be dragged through court. Yeah, that's what I would have done as well, if I was guilty.

That's a very hefty sum and profit from a RRP £30ish game:
£511 * 500 approx individuals = £255,500 gained
(£511 - £30) * 500 = £240,500 extra profit (inc lawyer fees!)

[Aez]

i believe the sum is so much due to p2p, the people did not just download it they also shared it to others as well.