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Relax. You're among friends now!
Welcome to IGotAGoldenEyeInternationalLetter.org.uk Sorry, no, the domain name doesn't trip off the tongue and, if you've received a letter of claim, perhaps 'welcome' doesn't seem quite the right word, but hopefully you're happy to have found us. The simple purpose of this site is to help you if you've received, or know that you're about to receive, a letter from Golden Eye (International) Limited wrongly alleging that you have their infringed their copyright. The letter you'll receive is part of a scheme known colloquially as 'speculative invoicing'. You won't be the first to get one of these letters and unfortunately you probably won't be the last, but you came along at a good time... The environment for those sending these letters and wrongly claiming copyright infringement is not what it was a few years ago. Every single law firm that has ever participated in the practice has been disciplined by the Law Society. Two partners from one firm (judgment) and the sole practitioner of another (judgment) were suspended from practising law (the latter was also forced into bankruptcy) and every firm was fined - including the firm that originally acted for Golden Eye International Limited - Tilly Bailey Irvine (judgment). No law firm in the UK now carries out speculative invoicing. Golden Eye (International) Limited are no longer represented by Tilly Bailey Irvine. They now send their letters of claim themselves. TBI quit representing GEIL when they were "surprised and disappointed at the amount of adverse publicity that [their] firm ... attracted in relation to this work." No-one else was surprised. Speculative invoicing has been condemned in the House of Lords as 'straightforward legal blackmail'. |
