Scott K

Correction: I received two letters, but Cablevision's letter was specifically addressed to me. They enclosed Activision's letter, which was sent to them about the person on my IP address. Activision's wording was far from cordial.

I received a cease and desist letter from Activision this summer. I was working at a summer camp, but someone on my wi-fi network (I have two routers, and never put a password on my Airport Express that I was using for iTunes streaming) was sharing Call of Duty 4 for PC on bittorrent.

The letter was actually from my ISP, Cablevision, who implored me to stop. When I called them to see if I should get in contact with Activision, they told me that the company (Activision) never takes action against first offenders. As long as I didn't have the file on my computer (I own it on 360 anyway), I was told I would be fine. I called Activision's legal department and was told the same thing. This was back in July.

Since they are actively looking for people sharing games on torrents, it's likely that's where they were caught. It's also likely that these people were not one-time offenders, either.

Anyone else have a similar experience?