As previously noted, the cap is $5,000 for damages, so you have to wonder is it worth it for these companies to spend the money on their lawyers for a $5k return?
I did some quick math based on the numbers on the Statistics Canada website. Apparently there are 4.5 Million households in Canada. 80% of those had Internet access in 2011(that includes people with dialup folks...) So that's 3.6Million households.
So you are telling me they have 1 million IP addresses? Are they really thinking of prosecuting1/3 of the Canadian population? Sketchy...
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As previously noted, the cap is $5,000 for damages, so you have to wonder is it worth it for these companies to spend the money on their lawyers for a $5k return?
I did some quick math based on the numbers on the Statistics Canada website. Apparently there are 4.5 Million households in Canada. 80% of those had Internet access in 2011(that includes people with dialup folks...) So that's 3.6Million households. So you are telling me they have 1 million IP addresses? Are they really thinking of prosecuting1/3 of the Canadian population? Sketchy...
Did ICQ go public yet? I'm sure that instant messaging is the next big thing...