For years, studios have been cracking down on people illegally downloading shows and movies by targeting suspects through sending notices to their internet providers. Under Canada's Copyright Modernization Act, internet service providers have to track the IP addresses of users who are illegally downloading. They're being sent to the homes of the IP address holders, but are addressed to "John Doe" from the movie studio. If the IP address holder doesn't file a defence, Fraser said the studio could get a default judgment against them and then collect their damages. "And that includes movie studios who hire companies to keep track of what IP addresses are associated with downloading and sharing their content."

Source: CBC News April 17, 2019 09:00 UTC