Lawyers target thousands of 'illegal' file-sharers

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    1 December 2009

    Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games.

    ACS:Law plans to send notes to the accused in the new year offering a chance to settle out of court for "several hundreds of pounds".

    A lawyer who has defended people who have received similar letters described it as a "scattergun approach" that would catch "innocent people".

    ACS:Law said it was "unaware" of anyone who had been wrongly sent a letter.