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A U.S. district judge has given the U.S. Copyright Group permission to secure the identities -- including names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses -- of those who downloaded the film from their respective Internet service providers (ISPs).
ISPs will likely notify affected clients that they are handing over their subscriber information to the Copyright Group later this week.
Each defendant faces up to $150,000 in fines, although, as Wired points out, most cases result in settlements in the $3,000 range.