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The main question to ask her is why is YTS throwing their users under the bus? Were the operators of YTS threatened with lawsuits? Or is YTS being run as a honeytrap to lure unsuspecting users with the intention of eventually receiving copyright settlement money kickbacks?

Seems like the strategy here is to go after low hanging fruit (people who create user accounts and people who don't use a vpn) using scare tactics with no intention of actually prosecuting.



> Were the operators of YTS threatened with lawsuits?

7th sentence:

> The background to this ‘partnership’ appears to have its roots in cases where YTS itself was sued by attorney Kerry Culpepper for copyright infringement.




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