Thank you Louise 22001 and Carroll D for your responses. I too think it's important to stick together on this because I have to say it smells immoral and tacky what this firm do. I am sure they are upsetting many innocent people and causing suffering for their own greed. It will be more than interesting to see what a Lawyer makes of the legalities of going to Court.

I have received from ACS Law a letter of claim, saying that in October 2009 I downloaded a song. This is an infringement of Copyright Law and on behalf of the Rights Owners they are seeking compensation and want £295. They threaten that if this goes to court I will be responsible for court costs and the eventual costs will be much higher. They quote my IP Address, date and time of download and the P2P IP Address. (My present IP Address is different). I know I did not download the song but other people have access and I have an unsecure Wireless Router. No doubt I am one of many thousands who have received a similar letter and this is a letter aimed to panic people and pay up, no doubt working on a percentage basis that out of so many letters sent, some will pay. But what are the legalities if I do not respond? I think I should write a short letter denying the download and say I can prove I was elsewhere at the time they allege it was downloaded. If anyone has any advice I would be pleased to hear from you.