Originally Posted by gideongallery

no asking someone to pay you money BEFORE you prove they are a thief is EXTORTION

ask the lawyer if he was willing to pay $1000 for every dollar they asked for if the download was not an infringement (either because it was fair use, or because it was authorized or none of their content was downloaded -- see honeypotting which this scumbag lawyer is doing BTW) and see how many of them would agree.