At the moment most people are wondering how these IP addresses were found. This[0] article indicates that they were using redtube.net to gather the IP addresses and then forwarded to redtube.com. (This might be illegal since it would be them distributing pornographic content.)
Also, the way they were charging their fines is probably illegal and they might lose their license over it. Yes, they charged fines directly, those were not just cease-and-desist letters.
(They might also be using CC-licensed templates on their own website without giving due credit. [1])
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At the moment most people are wondering how these IP addresses were found. This[0] article indicates that they were using redtube.net to gather the IP addresses and then forwarded to redtube.com. (This might be illegal since it would be them distributing pornographic content.)
Also, the way they were charging their fines is probably illegal and they might lose their license over it. Yes, they charged fines directly, those were not just cease-and-desist letters.
(They might also be using CC-licensed templates on their own website without giving due credit. [1])
[0] http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Porno-Abmahnungen-Ind...
[1] http://www.heise.de/newsticker/foren/S-urmann-com-CC-lizenzi...