1. When a lawyers group, in an effort to gain attention and
money from illegal downloads sends out mass lawsuit settlement letters to try and recoup cash for the production companies and to gain media notoriety.
2. A scare tactic where lawyers send out settlement letters to collect massive amounts of
money from illegal downloaders. Generally starting at $
15,000-20,000 and then accepting $1500-2500 for the settlement.
3. The nervous or
sick feeling you get when you receive a settlement letter from lawyers notifying you that you were caught illegally downloading files and you own them tens of thousands of dollars.
4. A tactic lawyers came up with to recoup lost earnings made famous by the movie the Academy Award
winning film, The Hurt Locker.