Law firms often sue thousands of "John Does" based solely on IP addresses, demanding settlements for copyright infringement. The Flaw in the System:
Steven Spielberg crafted a world where we are judged for what we might do. But in the real world, copyright law judges you for what you did do. The great irony is that Minority Report is a film about the abuse of surveillance systems—yet when you join a torrent swarm, you are broadcasting your IP address to the entire world, including the surveillance systems of Disney’s legal team. minority+report+torrent